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• UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specifications that overlays the system BIOS. To choose the system Boot Mode: 1. In System Setup click Boot Settings and select Boot Mode. 2. Select the Boot Mode you want the system to boot into. NOTE: After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode. CAUTION: Trying to boot the operating system from the other boot mode will cause the system to halt at startup. NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems, go to dell.com/ossupport. Assigning a system and setup password Prerequisites NOTE: The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features. For more information about the password jumper settings, see 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. Steps 1. To enter System Setup, press immediately after a power-on or reboot. 2. From the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press . The System BIOS screen is displayed. 3. On the System BIOS screen, select System Security and press . The System Security screen is displayed. 4. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked. 5. Select System Password, enter your system password, and press or . 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 setup password and press or . A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password. 35

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UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) specifications that overlays the system BIOS.
To choose the system
Boot Mode
:
1.
In
System Setup
click
Boot Settings
and select
Boot Mode
.
2.
Select the
Boot Mode
you want the system to boot into.
NOTE:
After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system
from that mode.
CAUTION: Trying to boot the operating system from the other boot mode will cause the system
to halt at startup.
NOTE:
Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS
and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot
mode.
NOTE:
For the latest information on supported operating systems, go to
dell.com/ossupport
.
Assigning a system and setup password
Prerequisites
NOTE:
The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password
features. For more information about the password jumper settings, see
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.
Steps
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>.
The
System BIOS
screen is displayed.
3.
On the
System BIOS
screen, select
System Security
and press <Enter>.
The
System Security
screen is displayed.
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 setup password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.
A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password.
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