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Password Status, System Password, Setup Password

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After you type the correct system password and press , your system boots and you can use the keyboard and/or mouse to operate your system as usual. NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password (see "Using the Setup Password Feature" found later in this chapter), the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password. If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears on the screen: ** Incorrect password. ** Enter password: If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message appears on the screen. 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 Password Status in conjunction with System Password and Setup Password to further protect your system from unauthorized changes. For more information, see "Password Status" found earlier in this chapter. To delete or change an existing system password, perform the following steps: 1. Enter the System Setup program and verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked. Enter the System Setup program by pressing the key combination. Press the key combination to move to Page 2 of the System Setup screens. For instructions on changing the setting for Password Status, see "Password Status" found earlier in this chapter. 2. Reboot your system to force it to prompt you for a system password. 3. When prompted, type the system password. 4. Press the key combination to disable the existing system password, instead of pressing to continue with the normal operation of your system. Using the System Setup Program 4-13

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Using the System Setup Program
4-13
After you type the correct system password and press <Enter>, your system boots
and you can use the keyboard and/or mouse to operate your system as usual.
NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password (see “Using the Setup Password Fea-
ture” found later in this chapter), the system accepts your setup password as an
alternate system password.
If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears
on the screen:
** Incorrect password. **
Enter password:
If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message
appears on the screen.
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
Password Status
in conjunction with
System Password
and
Setup Password
to further protect your system from unauthorized changes. For
more information, see “Password Status” found earlier in this chapter.
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To delete or change an existing system password, perform the following steps:
1.
Enter the System Setup program and verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
Enter the System Setup program by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> key com-
bination. Press the <Alt><p> key combination to move to Page 2 of the
System
Setup
screens. For instructions on changing the setting for
Password
Status
,
see “Password Status” found earlier in this chapter.
2.
Reboot your system to force it to prompt you for a system password.
3.
When prompted, type the system password.
4.
Press the <Ctrl><Enter> key combination to disable the existing system pass-
word, instead of pressing <Enter> to continue with the normal operation of
your system.