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Using the Setup Password, Not Enabled, System Password, Enabled

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4 Type the system password. 5 Confirm that Not Enabled is displayed for the System Password. If Not Enabled is displayed for the System Password, the system password has been deleted. If Enabled is displayed for the System Password, press the key combination to restart the system, and repeat step 1 to step 5. Using the Setup Password Assigning a Setup Password You can assign a setup password only when the Setup Password is Not Enabled. To assign a setup password, highlight the Setup Password option and press the or key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password. If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system password. The system password cannot be used in place of the setup password. You can use up to 32 characters in your password. As you type, placeholders appear in the field. The password assignment is not case-sensitive. Certain key combinations are invalid and if you enter one, the system beeps. To erase a character, press or the left-arrow key. When you verify the password, the Setup Password changes to Enabled. The next time you enter the System Setup program, the system prompts you for the setup password. A change to the Setup Password option becomes effective immediately (restarting the system is not required). 74 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

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74
Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
4
Type the system password.
5
Confirm that
Not Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
.
If
Not Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
, the system password
has been deleted. If
Enabled
is displayed for the
System Password
,
press the <Alt><b> key combination to restart the system,
and repeat step 1 to step 5.
Using the Setup Password
Assigning a Setup Password
You can assign a setup password only when the
Setup Password
is
Not Enabled
. To assign a setup password, highlight the
Setup Password
option and press the <
+>
or
<–>
key. The system prompts you to enter
and verify the password.
NOTE:
The setup password can be the same as the system password. If the two
passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system
password. The system password cannot be used in place of the setup password.
You can use up to 32 characters in your password.
As you type, placeholders appear in the field.
The password assignment is not case-sensitive. Certain key combinations
are invalid and if you enter one, the system beeps. To erase a character,
press <Backspace> or the left-arrow key.
When you verify the password, the
Setup Password
changes to
Enabled
.
The next time you enter the System Setup program, the system prompts
you for the setup password.
A change to the
Setup Password
option becomes effective immediately
(restarting the system is not required).