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Options Description
Present Value
Displays the current value of the option.
NOTE: You can view this option if you have loaded the settings of the host system.
Apply settings Select the check box to export the option. By default, all the options having a value in the Value to set
column are selected.
Description Displays a short description of the option.
Command Line Options
Displays the command line representation of the options.
NOTE: You can view this option only in Advance View.
Status
Displays the status of the options of the loaded conguration.
NOTE: The Status column is displayed only when you validate.
Conguring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords
You can set or change the setup password (setuppwd) also known as BIOS password, the system password (syspwd), and the hard disk
drive password (hddpwd).
To edit the setup, system, or hard disk drive password:
1 In the Edit mode, click the Value to Set text box of the required option.
The corresponding password screen is displayed.
NOTE
: To display the password as clear text, select Show Password. When you select Show Password, then the Conrm
Password text box is not displayed. Type the password in the Password text box.
NOTE: The setup and system passwords must contain a minimum of four characters.
2 Type the same password in the Conrm Password text box to conrm the password.
If both the entries match, then a green color check mark is displayed next to the Conrm Password text box, else a red X mark is
displayed.
3 Click SUBMIT.
4 To apply the modications, export the conguration in ,ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS conguration.
Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords using
the existing password
You can clear the congured setup, system and hard disk drive passwords using the existing password.
NOTE
: It is not possible to clear the password without knowing the existing password.
To clear the passwords:
1 In the Edit mode, click the Value to Set text box of the required option.
The corresponding password screen is displayed.
NOTE
: To display the password as clear text, select Show Password. If you select Show Password, then the Conrm
Password text box is not displayed.
2 Enter a blank space in the Password text box.
3 Enter a blank space in the Conrm Password text box to conrm the password.
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