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Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password

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8. Re-enter the setup password, and click OK. 9. Press to return to the System BIOS screen. Press 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 and/or setup password Prerequisites Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is set to Unlocked before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked. Steps 1. To enter System Setup, press immediately after a power-on or restart. 2. In the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press . The System BIOS screen is displayed. 3. In the System BIOS Screen, select System Security and press . The System Security screen is displayed. 4. In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked. 5. Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press or . 6. Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press or . NOTE: If you change the System and/or Setup password, a message prompts you to re-enter the new password. If you delete the System and/or Setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion. 7. Press to return to the System BIOS screen. Press again, and a message prompts you to save the changes. 36

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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 and/or setup
password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
before
attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change
an existing System or Setup password if the
Password Status
is
Locked
.
Steps
1.
To enter System Setup, press
<F2>
immediately after a power-on or restart.
2.
In the
System Setup Main Menu
, select
System BIOS
and press
<Enter>
.
The
System BIOS
screen is displayed.
3.
In the
System BIOS Screen
, select
System Security
and press
<Enter>
.
The
System Security
screen is displayed.
4.
In the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is set to
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>
.
NOTE:
If you change the System and/or Setup password, a message prompts you to re-enter
the new password. If you delete the System and/or Setup password, a message prompts you to
confirm the deletion.
7.
Press
<Esc>
to return to the System BIOS screen. Press
<Esc>
again, and a message prompts you to
save the changes.
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