CAUTION:
Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE:
System and setup password feature is disabled.
Assigning a system setup password
Prerequisites
You can assign a new
System or Admin Password
only when the status is in
Not Set
.
About this task
To enter the system setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
Steps
1. In the
System BIOS
or
System Setup
screen, select
Security
and press Enter.
The
Security
screen is displayed.
2. Select
System/Admin Password
and create a password in the
Enter the new password
field.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
●
A password can have up to 32 characters.
●
The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
●
Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not valid.
●
Only the following special characters are valid: Space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the
Confirm new password
field and click
OK
.
4. Press F10 to save the changes.
The computer restarts.
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the
Password Status
is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing
System password. You cannot delete or change an existing System password, if the
Password Status
is Locked.
About this task
To enter the System Setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
Steps
1. In the
System BIOS
or
System Setup
screen, select
System Security
and press Enter.
The
System Security
screen is displayed.
2. In the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is
Unlocked
.
3. Select
System Password
, update, or delete the existing system password, and press Enter or Tab.
NOTE:
If you change the System password, reenter the new password when prompted. To delete the System and/or
Setup password, key in a blank entry into the password window and hit enter.
4. Press F10 to save the changes.
The computer restarts.
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
About this task
To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at
.
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System setup
