Using your system password to secure your system
About this task
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system
password.
Steps
1.
Turn on or reboot your system.
2.
Type your system password and press Enter.
Next steps
When
Password Status
is
Locked
, type the password and press <Enter> when prompted at reboot.
NOTE: If an incorrect system password is entered, the system displays a message and prompts you
to re-enter your password. You have three attempts to enter the correct password. After the third
unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be
powered down.
Even after you shut down and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct
password is entered.
NOTE: You can use the
Password Status
option with the
System Password
and
Setup Password
options to protect your system from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or changing an existing system password or
setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the Password jumper is set to
enabled
and the
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
before
attempting to delete or change the existing System password or Setup password. You cannot delete or
change an existing System password or Setup password if the
Password Status
is set to
Locked
.
Steps
1.
To enter System Setup, press
F2
immediately after a power-on or restart.
2.
In
System Setup Main Menu
, select
System BIOS
and press
Enter
.
The
System BIOS
screen is displayed.
3.
In the
System BIOS
screen, select
System Security
and press
Enter
.
The
System Security
screen is displayed.
4.
In the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
5.
Select
System Password
, change or delete the existing system password and press
Enter
or
Tab
.
6.
Select
Setup Password
, change or delete the existing setup password and press
Enter
or
Tab
.
NOTE: If you change the System password or Setup password, a message prompts you to re-
enter the new password. If you delete the System password or Setup password, a message
prompts you to confirm the deletion.
7.
Press
Esc
to return to the System BIOS screen. Press
Esc
again, and a message prompts you to save
the changes and exit.
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