Dell POWEREDGE 840 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

Table 2-6.

System Security Screen Options

Option

Description

System Password

Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows
you to assign and verify a new system password.

NOTE:

See "Using the System Password" on page 37 for instructions on assigning a

system password and using or changing an existing system password.

Setup Password

Restricts access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict
access to your system using the system password feature.

NOTE:

See "Using the Setup Password" on page 39 for instructions on assigning a

setup password and using or changing an existing setup password.

Password Status

Setting the Setup Password option to Enabled prevents the system password from
being changed or disabled at system start-up.

To

lock the system password, assign a setup password in the Setup Password option

and then change the Password Status option to Locked. In this state, you cannot
change the system password using the System Password option and cannot be
disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.

To

unlock the system password, enter the setup password in the Setup Password

field and then change the Password Status option to Unlocked. In this state, you
can disable the system password at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>
and then change the password using the System Password option.

Front-Bezel Chassis
Intrusion

Enables or disables the chassis-intrusion detection feature.

Power Button

Turns system's power off and on.

• If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an

ACPI-compliant operating system, the system can perform an orderly shutdown
before power is turned off.

• If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned

off immediately after the power button is pressed.

The button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button
can only turn on system power.

NOTE:

You can still turn on the system by using the power button, even if the

Power

Button option is set to Disabled.

AC Power Recovery
(Last default)

Determines how the system reacts when power is restored to the system. If system
is set to Last, the system returns to the last power state. On turns on the system
after power is restored. When set to Off, the system remains off after power is
restored.

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