Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 18)

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 and subsequent times an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered, the system displays the following
message:
** Incorrect password. **
Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3
System halted! Must power down.
The number of unsuccessful attempts made to enter the correct system password can alert you to an unauthorized person
attempting to use your system.
Even after your system is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete system
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, instead of pressing <Enter> to
continue with the normal operation of your system.
If you are asked to enter your setup password, you may need to contact your network administrator who has the setup
password.
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 you want to
assign a new password, continue to step 6. If Not Enabled is not displayed for the System Password option, press
the <Alt><b> key combination to restart the system, and then repeat steps 2 through 5.
6. To assign a new password, follow the procedure in " Assigning a System Password ."
Using the Setup Password Feature
Your system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should
operate your system with the setup password feature enabled.
You can assign a setup password whenever you use the System Setup program. After a setup password is assigned, only
those who know the password have full use of the System Setup program.
To change an existing setup password, you must know the setup password (see " Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup
Password "). If you assign and later forget a 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.
Assigning a Setup Password
A setup password can be assigned (or changed) only when the Setup Password option is set to Not Enabled. To assign a