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If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup screens-with the following exceptions: You can still modify Date, Time, CPU Speed, Num Lock, and Speaker. If System Password is not enabled and is not locked via Password Status, you can assign a system password (however, you cannot disable or change an existing system password). NOTE: You can use Password Status in conjunction with Setup Password to protect System Password from unauthorized changes. For more information, see "Password Status" found earlier in this chapter. To delete or change an existing setup password, perform the following steps: The setting changes to Not Enabled. If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until you open the computer, change the password jumper setting to disable the passwords, and erase the existing passwords. To disable a forgotten password, perform the following steps: Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing password(s). 3-24 Dell Precision 410 Mini Tower Systems User's Guide