Personal Computer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Hardware Owner’s Manual
- Contents
- About Your System
- Using the System Setup Program
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel
- Opening and Closing the System
- Cooling Fans
- Cooling Shrouds
- Power Supplies
- Expansion Cards
- RAC Card
- System Memory
- Processors
- Processor VRMs
- Installing a Diskette Drive
- Installing an Optical Drive
- Hard Drives
- SAS Controller Cards
- Connecting an External SAS Tape Drive
- Connecting an External Fibre Channel Storage Device
- System Battery
- Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
- Fan Interposer Board (Service-Only Procedure)
- Power Distribution Board (Service-Only Procedure)
- Chassis Intrusion Switch (Service-Only Procedure)
- SAS Backplane (Service-Only Procedure)
- System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Start-Up Routine
- Checking Basic Power Problems
- Checking the Equipment
- Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a SAS Controller or SAS RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting an External SAS Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index
40 Using the System Setup Program
When the Password Status option is set to Locked whenever you turn on your system or reboot your
system by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Del>, type your password and press <Enter> at the prompt.
After you type the correct system password and press <Enter>, your system operates as usual.
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 showing the number of unsuccessful attempts and that
the system has halted and will shut down. This message can alert you to an unauthorized person
attempting to use your system.
Even after you shut down and restart the system, the error message continues to be displayed until the
correct password is entered.
NOTE: You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the System Password and Setup Password
options to further protect your system from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password
1
When prompted, press <Ctrl><Enter> to disable the existing system password.
If you are asked to enter your setup password, contact your network administrator.
2
Enter the System Setup program by pressing <F2> during POST.
3
Select the
System Security
screen field to verify that the
Password Status
option is set to
Unlocked
.
4
When prompted, type the system password.
5
Confirm that
Not Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
option.
If
Not Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
option, the system password has been deleted. If
Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
option, press the <Alt><b> key combination to restart
the system, and then repeat steps 2 through 5.
Using the Setup Password
Read the information in the following sections to assign or change your setup password.
Assigning a Setup Password
You can assign (or change) a setup password only when the Setup Password option is set to Not Enabled.
To assign a setup password, highlight the Setup Password option and press the <+> or <–> key. The
system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a character is illegal for password use, the system
beeps.
NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password. If the two passwords are different, the setup
password can be used as an alternate system password. However, the system password cannot be used in place of
the setup password.
You can use up to 32 characters in your password.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field.