Dell E33S001 - Choosing the System Boot Mode; Creating a System or Setup Password

Steps
1 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > Boot Settings.
2 Click Boot Option Settings > Boot Sequence.
3 Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in the order.
4 Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit.
Choosing the system boot mode
System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
• BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
• Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have congured your
system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
1 From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.
2 Select the boot mode you want the system to boot into.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the
same boot mode.
3 After the system boots in the specied boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.
NOTE:
• Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not
support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
• For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to Dell.com/ossupport.
Creating a system or setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the password jumper setting is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password
features. For more information about the password jumper settings, see System board jumper settings
Ensure that password status is unlocked in the System Security Settings screen. For more information, see System Security Settings
details
NOTE
: If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and you need
not provide the system password to boot the system.
Steps
1 To enter system setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or restarting the system.
2 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security.
3 On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
4 In the System Password eld, type your system password, and then press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
5 Reenter the system password, and click OK.
6 In the Setup Password eld, type your system password, and then press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
7 Reenter the setup password, and click OK.
Pre-operating system management applications
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