Dell Latitude 5580 Owner's Manual

Assigning a system setup password

You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is in Not Set.

To enter the system setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.

In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press Enter.
The Security screen is displayed.
Select System/Admin Password and create a password in the Enter the new password field.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
- A password can have up to 32 characters.
- At least one special character: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }
- Numbers 0 through 9.
- Upper case letters from A to Z.
- Lower case letters from a to z.
Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
Press Esc and save the changes as prompted by the pop-up message.
Press Y to save the changes.
The computer restarts.