case sensitive.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these combinations, the speaker emits a beep.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field.
5.
Press <Enter>.
If the new system password is less than 15 characters, the whole field fills with placeholders.
6.
To confirm your password, type it a second time in the
Confirm New Password
field and press <Enter>.
7.
Press <Enter> at the prompt.
The system password setting changes to
Set
.
8.
Exit system setup.
Password protection takes effect when you restart the computer.
Typing Your System Password
When you start or restart your computer, the following prompt appears on the screen:
Type the system password and press <Enter>.
Enter password:
If you have assigned an administrator password, the computer accepts your administrator password as an alternate system password.
If you type a wrong or incomplete system password, the following message appears on the screen:
** Incorrect password. **
If you again type an incorrect or incomplete system password, the same message appears on the screen. The third and subsequent times you type an
incorrect or incomplete system password, the computer displays the following message:
** Incorrect password. **
Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3
System halted! Must power down.
Even after your computer is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time you type an incorrect or incomplete system password.
Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password
To escape from the field without assigning a system password, press <Esc> at any time before you complete
step 5
.
1.
Enter system setup and verify whether an
Unlock Setup
field is present under
Security
(see
System Setup
).
2.
If the
Unlock Setup
field is present:
a.
Use the arrow keys to navigate to the
Unlock Setup
field.
b.
Press <Enter> to access the field.
c.
Type in the administrator password and press <Enter>.
3.
Use the arrow keys to navigate to the
System
Password
field, and then press <Enter>.
4.
Type your password into the
Old Password
field.
5.
If you are changing an existing password, follow the instructions in
Assigning a System Password
, starting from
step 4
.
6.
If you are deleting a password, press <Enter> in
New Password
field, leaving the field blank.
7.
Press <Enter> a second time, in the
Confirm New Password
field, leaving the field blank.
8.
Confirm that
Not Set
is displayed for the
System Password
setting.
If
Not Set
is displayed, the system password has been deleted. If
Not Set
is
not
displayed, then repeat
step 3
through
step 8
.
9.
Exit system setup.
NOTE:
You can use
Password Changes
in conjunction with
System Password
and
Admin Password
to further protect your computer from unauthorized
changes.
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