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Using the System Setup Program 3-17
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The following options, which are not selectable, display information about the system:
The processor type and BIOS level are listed in the system data boxes.
Level 2 Cache displays the size of the integrated cache.
Service Tag
displays the system’s five-character service tag number, which was
programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufacturing process. Refer to this
number during technical assistance or service calls. The service tag number is
also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the diagnostics
software.
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Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If
system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system
password protection.
You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, “Assigning a
System Password,” whenever you use the System Setup program. After a system
password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the
system.
When the System Password
option is set to Enabled, the computer system prompts
you for the system password just after the system boots.
To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see “Deleting
or Changing an Existing System Password” found later in this section). If you assign
and later
forget
a system password, you must remove the computer cover to
change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see
“Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter). Note that you
erase the
setup password
at the same time.
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Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup program
and check the System Password setting in the System Security option.
When a system password is assigned, the System Password
setting shown is
Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper setting on the
system board, the option shown is Disabled by Jumper.
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