You can assign a new System Password and/or Setup Password or change an existing System
Password and/or Setup Password only
when Password Status is Unlocked. If the Password Status is Locked, you cannot
change the System Password.
NOTE If the password jumper
is disabled, the existing System Password and Setup Password are deleted
and you need not provide the system password to log on to the computer.
About this task
To enter a
system setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or re-boot.
Steps
In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter.
The System Security screen appears.
In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.
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 lower case letters are valid, upper case letters
are not allowed.
Only the following special characters are allowed:
space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
Re-enter the system password when prompted.
Type the system password that you entered
earlier and click OK.
Select Setup Password, type your system password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to re-type the setup
password.
Type the setup password that you entered earlier
and click OK.
Press Esc and a message prompts you to save
the changes.
Press Y to save the changes.
The computer reboots.
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