Assigning a System Password
To exit without assigning a system password, press <Esc> at any time (before you press the
OK
button in step 4).
1.
Enter system setup (see
Entering System Setup
).
2.
Select
System
Password
, and verify that
Password Status
is set to
Not Set
.
3.
Type your new system password.
You can use up to 32 characters. To erase a character when entering your password, press <Backspace>. The password is case sensitive.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these invalid combinations, the speaker emits a beep.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears.
4.
Type your new password a second time to confirm and press
OK
button.
The password setting changes to
Set
.
Typing Your System Password
When you start or restart your computer, the following prompt appears on the screen.
If
Password
Status
is set to
Locked
:
Type the password and press <Enter>.
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
1.
Enter system setup (see
Entering System Setup
).
2.
Go to
Security
®
System Password
and press <Enter>.
3.
When prompted, type the system password.
4.
Press <Enter> twice to clear the existing system password. The setting changes to
Not Set
.
If
Not Set
is displayed, the system password is deleted. If
Not Set
is not displayed, press <Alt><b> to restart the computer, and then repeat steps 3
and 4.
5.
To assign a new password, follow the procedure in
Assigning a System Password
.
6.
Exit system setup.
Administrator Password
Option Settings
NOTE:
You can use
Password Status
in conjunction with
System Password
and
Admin Password
to further protect your computer from unauthorized
changes.
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