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Video Memory displays the amount of video memory detected in your system. Service Tag displays the system's five-character service tag number, which was programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufacturing process. Refer to this number during technical assistance or service calls. The service tag number is also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the diagnostics software. Asset Tag displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned. You can use the Asset Tag utility, which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag number up to ten characters long into NVRAM. See "Asset Tag Utility" in Chapter 2 for information on loading the Asset Tag utility. Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system password protection. You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, "Assigning a System Password," whenever you use the System Setup program. After a system password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the system. When the System Password category is set to Enabled, the computer system prompts you for the system password just after the system boots. To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see "Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password" found later in this section). If you assign and later forget a system password, you need to be able to remove the computer cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see "Disabling a Forgotten Password" found later in this chapter). Note that you erase the setup password at the same time. Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup program and check the System Password category. When a system password is assigned, the option shown in the System Password category is Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper setting Using the System Setup Program 4-11

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Video Memory displays the amount of video memory detected in your system.
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Service Tag
displays the system’s five-character service tag number, which was
programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufacturing process. Refer to this
number during technical assistance or service calls. The service tag number is
also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the diagnostics
software.
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Asset Tag
displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system
if an asset tag number has been assigned. You can use the Asset Tag utility,
which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag num-
ber up to ten characters long into NVRAM. See “Asset Tag Utility” in Chapter 2
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Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If
system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system
password protection.
You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, “Assigning a
System Password,” whenever you use the System Setup program. After a system
password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the
system.
When the System Password
category is set to Enabled, the computer system
prompts you for the system password just after the system boots.
To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see “Deleting
or Changing an Existing System Password” found later in this section). If you assign
and later
forget
a system password, you need to be able to remove the computer
cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see
“Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter). Note that you
erase the
setup password
at the same time.
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Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup program
and check the System Password category.
When a system password is assigned, the option shown in the System Password
cat-
egory is Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper setting