Users Guide

Changing Admin or System passwords

To change the existing password, run the command in the following format:

Example: To change the Admin password:

Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\AdminPassword <new Admin password> -Password <existing

Admin password>

Example: To change the System password:

Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\SystemPassword <new Admin password> -Password <existing

System password>

NOTE: If both Admin and System passwords exist, then to change the system password, provide either Admin or

System password.

Clearing Admin and System passwords

To clear the Admin or System passwords, run the command in the following format:

Example: To clear the Admin password:

Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\AdminPassword “” -Password <existing Admin password>

Example: To clear the System password:

Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\SystemPassword “” -Password <existing System password>

NOTE:

• To clear the system password where both Admin and System passwords exist, you must provide either the Admin or

System password.

• If the System password and/or HDD password are set, the Admin password cannot be set.

• If the Admin password is set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you need to provide the Admin

password.

• If the Admin and system passwords are set in the system, and you want to configure BIOS tokens/features, you need to provide the

Admin password.

• If the Admin and system passwords are set in the system, and if you want to configure BIOS tokens/features as well as change

system password, you need to provide either the System or the Admin password.

Using the HardDisk Drive password feature

This feature allows you to set, change, and clear the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) password. To configure BIOS attributes/features, provide the

HDD password, if set.

HDDInfo

Displays the details of each HDD. The following information is displayed:

• HDD Name — The name of the HDD.

• Present — Whether the HDD is physically present.

• PwdProtected — Whether a password exists for the HDD.

• PendingRestart — Whether a reboot is pending to set the password.

• AdminOnlyChange — Whether the changes to the password can be made only by an administrator.

• SecureEraseSupported — Whether HDD Secure Erase is supported.

• SecureEraseEnabled — Whether HDD Secure Erase is enabled.

Configure the following:

• AdminPassword — Specify the Admin password while setting HDD password if administrator has restricted the changes to the HDD

password.

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