Dell PowerEdge T100 - Manual (Page 39)

Using the System Setup Program
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NOTICE:
Anyone can access the data stored on your system if you leave the
system running and unattended without having a system password assigned or if
you leave your system unlocked so that someone can disable the password by
changing a jumper setting.
Your system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If
system security is a concern, operate your system only with system password
protection.
To change or delete an existing password, you must know the password (see
"Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password" on page 41). If you forget
your password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System
Setup program until a trained service technician changes the password jumper
setting to disable the passwords, and erases the existing passwords. This
procedure is described in "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on page 139.
Using the System Password
After a system password is assigned, only those who know the password have full
use of the system. When the System Password option is set to Enabled, the
system prompts you for the system password after the system starts.
Assigning a System Password
Before you assign a system password, enter the System Setup program and check
the System Password option.
When a system password is assigned, the setting shown for the System Password
option is Enabled. If the setting shown for the Password Status is Unlocked,
you can change the system password. If the Password Status option is Locked,
you cannot change the system password. When the system password feature is
disabled by a jumper setting, the system password is Disabled, and you cannot
change or enter a new system password.
When a system password is not assigned and the password jumper on the
system board is in the enabled (default) position, the setting shown for the
System Password option is Not Enabled and the Password Status field is
Unlocked. To assign a system password:
1 Verify that the Password Status option is set to Unlocked.
2 Highlight the System Password option and press <Enter>.
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