Dell 6300 Laptop User Manual


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Using the System Setup Program 4-13
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If Not Enabled appears in the System Password category, the system password
has been deleted. If you want to assign a new password, continue to step 6. If
Not Enabled is
not
displayed for the System Password category, press the
<Alt><b> key combination to reboot the system, and then repeat steps 3
through 5.
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Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If
system security is a concern, you should operate your system with setup password
protection.
You can assign a setup password, as described in the next subsection, “Assigning a
Setup Password,” whenever you use the System Setup program. After a setup
password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the
System Setup program.
To change an existing setup password, you must know the setup password (see
“Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password” found later in this section). If you
assign and later
forget
a setup password, you need to remove the computer cover to
change a jumper setting that disables the setup password feature (see “Disabling a
Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter). Note that you erase the
system
password
at the same time.
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A setup password can be assigned (or changed) only when Setup Password is set to
Not Enabled. To assign a setup password, highlight Setup Password and press the
left- or right-arrow key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a
character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep.
NOTES: The setup password can be the same as the system password.
If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate
system password. However, the system password cannot be used in place of the
setup password.
After you verify the password, Setup Password changes to Enabled. The next time you
enter the System Setup program, the system prompts you for the setup password.
A change to Setup Password becomes effective immediately (rebooting the system is
not required).
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