Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 20)

A change to the Setup Password option becomes effective immediately (restarting the system is not required).
Operating With a Setup Password Enabled
If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify the majority of the
System Setup options. When you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to type the password.
If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—
with the following exception. If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked via the Password Status option,
you can assign a system password (however, you cannot disable or change an existing system password).
NOTE: You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the
system password from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password
1. Enter the System Setup program and select the System Security option.
2. Highlight the Setup Password option, press <Enter> to access the setup password window, and press <Enter> twice
to clear the existing setup password.
The setting changes to Not Enabled.
3. If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in " Assigning a Setup Password ."
Disabling a Forgotten Password
If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup
program until a trained service technician opens the system chassis, changes the password jumper setting to disable the
passwords, and erases the existing passwords. This procedure is described in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Using the Asset Tag Utility
The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your system.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility works only on systems running MS-DOS®.
Creating the Asset Tag Utility Diskette
To create the Asset Tag utility diskette and boot the system, perform the following steps:
1. If you have not already done so, create a bootable Asset Tag Utility diskette from the Resource CD by going to System
Tools ® Create CD Boot Diskette.
2. Insert the diskette into the diskette drive and reboot the system.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility diskette contains CD drivers that provide access to the CD drive when you boot from the
diskette.
Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number
An asset tag number can have up to 10 characters. Any combination of characters, excluding spaces, is valid.