System and setup password
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
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.
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:
Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled.
Assigning a system password and setup password
You can assign a new
System Password
and/or
Setup Password
or change an existing
System Password
and/or
Setup
Password
only when
Password Status
is
Unlocked
. If the Password Status is
Locked
, you cannot change the System Password.
NOTE:
If the password jumper is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password are deleted and you need not
provide the system password to log on to the computer.
To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or re-boot.
1
In the
System BIOS
or
System Setup
screen, select
System Security
and press Enter.
The
System Security
screen appears.
2 In the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is
Unlocked
.
3 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.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
Re-enter the system password when prompted.
4 Type the system password that you entered earlier and click
OK
.
5 Select
Setup Password
, type your system password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to re-type the setup password.
6 Type the setup password that you entered earlier and click
OK
.
7
Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
8 Press Y to save the changes.
The computer reboots.
Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup
password
Ensure that the
Password Status
is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System
and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the
Password Status
is Locked.
To enter the System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
1
In the
System BIOS
or
System Setup
screen, select
System Security
and press Enter.
System Setup
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