Setup and Operation: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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3. Replace the computer cover.
4. Reconnect your computer and peripherals to an electrical outlet, and then turn them on.
Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing password(s).
5. Enter the System Setup program, and verify that the password is disabled. Proceed to step 6 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.
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "
Safety First—For You and Your
Computer
."
6. Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in "
Removing and Replacing the Computer
Cover
."
7. Replace the PSWD jumper plug.
8. Replace the computer cover, and then reconnect the computer and peripherals to an electrical outlet
and turn them on.
Booting your system with the PSWD jumper installed reenables the password feature. When you
enter the
System Setup program
, both password options appear as
Not Enabled
, meaning that
the password feature is enabled but that no password has been assigned.
9. Assign a new system and/or setup password.
To assign a new system password, see "
Assigning a System Password
." To assign a new setup
password, see "
Assigning a Setup Password
."
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