Owners Manual

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A message prompts you to reenter the system password.

6. Reenter the system password and click OK.

7. Select Setup Password, enter your system password and press Enter or Tab.

A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password.

8. Reenter the setup password and click OK.

9. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.

A message prompts you to save the changes.

NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.

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. Type the system password and press 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 message and 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 that the system has stopped

functioning and must be turned off. Even after you turn off and restart the system, the error

message is displayed until the correct password is entered.

Deleting or changing an existing system password and

setup password

Prerequisites

Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is Unlocked 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.

Steps

1. To go to system setup, press F2 immediately after a power on or restart.

2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, select System BIOS, and then press Enter.

The System BIOS screen is displayed.

3. On the System BIOS screen, select System Security, and then press Enter.

The System Security screen is displayed.

4. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.

5. Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab.

6. Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.