System Utilities 2-21
Figure 2-28. Getting backdoor supervisor password
13. On the system with the locked supervisor password, enter the backdoor password in
the window with the backdoor key. Refer to Figure 2-24.
14. Press
Enter
after entering the backdoor password to enter BIOS Setup Menu.
15. Under Security, select Set Supervisor Password and input the backdoor
password again (example here is 61789574) to clear the Supervisor password.
Figure 2-29. Enter backdoor Password in BIOS
16. Ensure the Set Supervisor Password option is set to Clear.
If BIOS Security menu item Password on Boot is set to Enabled, the
Supervisor Password can only be cleared by the Crisis Disk Recovery
procedure. (The default parameter of Password on Boot is set to
Disabled.)