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Using the System Setup Program 3-25
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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 com-
puter, change the password jumper setting to disable the passwords, and erase the
existing passwords.
To disable a forgotten password, perform the following steps:
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Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing
password(s).
NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or setup password, you must
replace the PSWD jumper plug.
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Booting with the PSWD jumper installed reenables the password features. When
you enter the System Setup program, both password fields appear as Not
Enabled, meaning that password protection is no longer available because no
passwords have been assigned.
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To assign a new system password, see “Assigning a System Password” found
earlier in this chapter. To assign a new setup password, see “Assigning a Setup
Password” found earlier in this chapter.
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See “Chassis Intrusion” found earlier in this chapter.
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