Dell OptiPlex G1 Managed PC Systems Documentation Update 9
'LVDEOLQJD)RUJRWWHQ3DVVZRUG
If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or
change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until you remove the
computer cover, change the password jumper setting to disable the password(s), and
erase the existing password(s).
To disable a forgotten password, follow these steps.
&$87,21%HIRUH\RXUHPRYHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUWXUQRIIWKHFRPSXWHU
DQGXQSOXJLWIURPWKHHOHFWULFDORXWOHW6HH´3URWHFWLQJ$JDLQVW(OHFWUR
VWDWLF'LVFKDUJHµLQWKHVDIHW\LQVWUXFWLRQVDWWKHIURQWRI\RXU
5HIHUHQFH
DQG,QVWDOODWLRQ*XLGH
1.
Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in Removing the
Computer Cover in Chapter 5 in your
Reference and Installation Guide
.
2. Remove the jumper plug from the PSWD jumper to disable the password
features.
Refer to the table titled, System-Board Jumper Settings, and the figure titled,
System Board Jumpers, in your
Reference and Installation Guide
for jumper
information and for the location of the password jumper (labeled PSWD) on the
system board.
3. Replace the computer cover.
4. Reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and then turn
them on.
Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing
password(s).
NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will
cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:
$/(57&RYHUZDVSUHYLRXVO\UHPRYHG
5. To reset the chassis intrusion detector, enter the System Setup program and
reset
Chassis Intrusion
.
See Chassis Intrusion in Chapter 2 of your
Reference and Installation Guide
for
instructions.
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your
network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.
6. In the System Setup program, verify that the password is disabled. Continue with
this procedure if you want to assign a new password.
NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or setup password, you must replace the
PSWD jumper plug.
