Dell PowerEdge 1600SC - Manual (Page 22)

2. Highlight the System Password option and then press the left- or right-arrow key.
3. Type your new system password.
You can use up to seven characters in your password.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar key for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field.
The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the keyboard without distinguishing between lowercase and uppercase
characters. For example, if you have an M in your password, the system recognizes either M or m as correct. Certain key combinations are not valid. If
you enter one of these combinations, the speaker emits a beep. To erase a character when entering your password, press the <Backspace> key or the
left-arrow key.
4. Press <Enter>.
If the new system password is less than seven characters, the whole field fills with placeholders. Then the option heading changes to Verify Password,
followed by another empty seven-character field in square brackets.
5. To confirm your password, type it a second time and press <Enter>.
The password setting changes to Enabled. Your system password is now set; you can exit the System Setup program and begin using your system.
Note, however, that password protection does not take effect until you reboot the system by turning the system off and then on again.
Using Your System Password to Secure Your System
Whenever you turn on or reboot your system by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key combination, the following prompt appears on the screen when the
Password Status option is set to Unlocked:
Type in the password and... -- press <ENTER> to leave password security enabled. -- press <CTRL><ENTER> to disable password security. Enter
password:
If the Password Status option is set to Locked, the following prompt appears:
Type the password and press <Enter>.
After you type the correct system password and press <Enter>, your system boots and you can use the keyboard or mouse to operate your system as usual.
If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears:
** Incorrect password. **
Enter password:
If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message appears.
The third time an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered, the system displays the following message:
NOTE: To escape from the field without assigning a system password, press <Tab> or <Shift><Tab> to move to another field, or press <Esc> at
any time prior to completing step 5.
NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password (see " Using the Setup Password Feature "), the system accepts your setup password as an alternate
system password.