Dell OptiPlex 3011 AIO Owner's Manual page 43

Option
System Password
Internal HDD-0 Password
Strong Password
Password Configuration
Password Bypass
Password Change
Computrace
Description
NOTE: If you delete the admin password, the system password also gets deleted.
You can also use the admin password to delete the HDD password. You cannot
set an admin password if a system password or an HDD password is already set.
You must set the admin password first, if you want to use the admin password
with a system password and/or HDD password.
Allows you to set, change, or delete the computer password (previously called the
primary password).
The drive does not have a password set by default.
• Enter the old password
• Enter the new password
• Confirm the new password
The successful changes in the password will take effect immediately.
Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard
disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.
The drive does not have a password set by default.
• Enter the old password
• Enter the new password
• Confirm the new password
Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default.
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the
admin and system passwords.
• Admin Password Min
• Admin Password Max
• System Password Min
• System Password Max
System Password and the internal HDD password prompts
Allows you to bypass the
during a system restart.
• Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when
they are set. This option is disabled by default.
• Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots).
NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD
passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system
will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are
permitted when an administrator password is set.
• Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
Computrace Service from Absolute Software .
• Deactivate - This option is enabled by default.
• Disable
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