Pre-operating system managementapplications
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System Security
Viewing System Security
Creating a system and setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password features.
Formoreinformation,seetheSystemboardjumpersettingssection.
NOTE:
If thepasswordjumpersettingisdisabled, theexistingsystempasswordandsetuppasswordaredeletedandyouneed
not provide the system password to boot the system.
Steps
1
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning onorrebootingyoursystem.
2
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
>
System Security
.
3
Onthe
SystemSecurity
screen, verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
4
In the
System Password
field, type your system password, andpress 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 the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
5
Reenterthesystempassword, andclick
OK
.
6
In the
Setup Password
field, type your setup password andpress Enter or Tab.
A message prompts youtoreenter the setup password.
7
Reenterthesetuppassword,andclick
OK
.
8
Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
Amessagepromptsyoutosavethechanges.
NOTE:
Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.
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System Security
Using your system password to secure your system
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password.
Steps
1
Turn on or reboot your system.
2
Typethesystempasswordandpress Enter.
Next steps
When
Password Status
is set to
Locked
, type the system password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
NOTE:
If an incorrect system password is typed, the system displays a messageand prompts you to reenter your password. You
have three attempts to type the correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message
thatthesystemhasstoppedfunctioningandmust beturnedoff. Evenafteryouturnoffandrestartthesystem, theerror
messageisdisplayeduntilthecorrectpasswordisentered.
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