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Assigning a system and setup password

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Assigning a system and setup password NOTE: The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features. For more information about the password jumper settings, see C6320 system board connectors. You can assign a new System Password and Setup Password or change an existing System Password and Setup Password only when the password jumper setting is Enabled and Password Status is Unlocked. If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password are deleted and you need not provide the system password to boot the system. 1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot. 2. From the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press Enter. 3. On the System BIOS screen, select System Security and press Enter. 4. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked. 5. Select System Password, enter your system password, and press Enter or Tab. Use the following guidelines to assign the system password: • A password can have up to 32 characters. • The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. • Only the following special characters are allowed: space A message prompts you to re-enter the system password. 6. Re-enter the system password, and click OK. 7. Select Setup Password, enter your system password and press Enter or Tab. A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password. 8. Re-enter the setup password, and click OK. 9. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again. A message prompts you to save the changes. NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots. Deleting or changing an existing system password and setup password Ensure that the Password jumper is set to Enabled and the Password Status is Unlocked before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked. 1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a turning on or restart. 2. From the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press Enter. 3. On the System BIOS Screen, select System Security and press Enter. 4. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked. 5. Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab. 6. Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab. 42

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Assigning a system and setup password
NOTE:
The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password
features. For more information about the password jumper settings, see
C6320 system board
connectors
.
You can assign a new
System Password
and
Setup Password
or change an existing
System Password
and
Setup Password
only when the password jumper setting is
Enabled
and
Password Status
is
Unlocked
. If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing
System Password
and
Setup Password
are deleted and you need not provide the system password to boot the system.
1.
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
2.
From the
System Setup Main Menu
, select
System BIOS
and press Enter.
3.
On the
System BIOS
screen, select
System Security
and press Enter.
4.
On the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is
Unlocked
.
5.
Select
System Password
, enter your system password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
•
A password can have up to 32 characters.
•
The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
•
Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to re-enter the system password.
6.
Re-enter the system password, and click
OK
.
7.
Select
Setup Password
, enter your system password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password.
8.
Re-enter the setup password, and click
OK
.
9.
Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
A message prompts you to save the changes.
NOTE:
Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.
Deleting or changing an existing system password and
setup password
Ensure that the Password jumper is set to
Enabled
and the
Password Status
is
Unlocked
before
attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password.
NOTE:
You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the
Password Status
is
Locked
.
1.
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a turning on or restart.
2.
From the
System Setup Main Menu
, select
System BIOS
and press Enter.
3.
On the
System BIOS Screen
, select
System Security
and press Enter.
4.
On the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is
Unlocked
.
5.
Select
System Password
, alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab.
6.
Select
Setup Password
, alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.
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