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System Security
Deleting a Setup or Power-On Password
To delete the Setup or Power-On Password:
1.
Turn on the workstation.
2.
When the key icon (
) appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or
alternate delimiter character:
current password/
NOTE: Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” section in this chapter for
information about alternate delimiter characters.
Clearing a Setup or Power-On Password
If you forget the Setup or Power-On Password, you cannot use the Computer Setup utility to
change the configuration settings. You may view the current settings, but you may not change
them unless you know the Setup or Power-On Password.
To clear the Setup or Power-On Password:
1.
Turn off the workstation.
2.
Remove the access panel.
3.
Locate the SW1 switch on the system board.
ON
SW1
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Figure 5-1. Locating the SW1 switch
4.
On SW1, move switch 1 to the ON position (currently in the OFF position).
IMPORTANT: Switch 1 has a default setting of OFF. When the switch is OFF, your system
is password-protected. To reenable password protection, you MUST return the switch to its
default position later in this procedure.
5.
Restart the workstation allow the operating system to start. This erases the current
passwords and disables the password features.
