Table 8. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Exit the System Setup saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Save Change Without Exit
Save the Changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
Exit Discarding Changes
Exit the System Setup without saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Load Optional Defaults
Load the Factory Defaults in the System Setup Options.
Discard Changes
Discard any changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
System and setup password
Table 9. System and setup password
Password type
Description
System password
Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password
Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
CAUTION:
The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
CAUTION:
Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE:
System and setup password feature is disabled.
Assigning a system setup password
Prerequisites
You can assign a new
System or Admin Password
only when the status is in
Not Set
.
About this task
To enter the system setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
Steps
1. In the
System BIOS
or
System Setup
screen, select
Security
and press Enter.
The
Security
screen is displayed.
2. Select
System/Admin Password
and create a password in the
Enter the new password
field.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
●
A password can have up to 32 characters.
●
At least one special character: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }
●
Numbers 0 through 9.
●
Upper case letters from A to Z.
●
Lower case letters from a to z.
3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the
Confirm new password
field and click
OK
.
4. Press Esc and save the changes as prompted by the pop-up message.
5. Press Y to save the changes.
The computer restarts.
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