Setup and Operation: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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Operating Your System With a Setup Password Enabled
If
Setup Password
is set to
Enabled
, you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify the
majority of the System Setup options.
When you start the
System Setup program
, the
System Setup screen
appears with
Setup Password
highlighted, prompting you to type the password.
If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System
Setup screen—with the following exceptions:
You can still modify the
Date
,
Time
,
CPU Speed
,
Num Lock
, and
Speaker
options.
If
System Password
is not enabled and is not locked via the
Password
Status
option, you can assign
a system password (however, you cannot disable or change an existing system password).
NOTE: You can use
Password
Status
in conjunction with
Setup Password
to protect the system
password from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password
To delete or change an existing setup password, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the
System Setup program
.
2. Highlight
Setup Password
and press the left- or right-arrow key to delete the existing setup password.
The setting changes to
Not Enabled
.
3. If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "
Assigning a Setup Password
."
Disabling a Forgotten Password
If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the
System Setup program
until you remove the computer cover, change the password jumper setting to disable
the passwords, and erase the existing passwords.
To disable a forgotten password, perform the following steps.
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "
Safety First—For You and Your
Computer
."
1. Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in "
Removing and Replacing the Computer
Cover
."
2. Remove the jumper plug from the PSWD jumper to disable the password feature.
Refer to "
System Board Jumpers
" for jumper information and to
Figure 4
in "Inside Your
Computer" for the location of the password jumper (labeled "PSWD") on the system board.
