You can assign a new
System Password
and/or
Setup Password
or change an existing
System Password
and/or
Setup Password
only when the password jumper setting is enabled and
Password Status
is
Unlocked
. If the Password Status is
Locked
, you cannot change the System Password and/or Setup
Password.
If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password is deleted
and you need not provide the system password to log on to the system.
To assign a system or setup password:
1.
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
2.
In the
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
Unlocked
.
5.
Select
System Password
, enter your system password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.
• The following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
6.
Reenter the system password that you entered earlier and click
OK
.
7.
Select
Setup Password
, enter your system password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password.
8.
Reenter the setup password that you entered earlier and click
OK
.
9.
Press Esc to save the changes.
NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.
Using your system password to secure your system
NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an
alternate system password.
1.
Turn on or reboot your system.
2.
Type your password and press Enter.
When
Password Status
is
Locked
, type the password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
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.
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