242 Advanced Features
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Option Settings
You cannot change or enter a new system password if either of the following two options is displayed:
•
Set
— A system password is assigned.
•
Disabled —
The system password is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board.
You can only assign a system password when the following option is displayed:
•
Not Set
— No system password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in
the enabled position (the default setting).
Assigning a System Password
To escape from the field without assigning a system password, press <Tab> or the <Shift><Tab> key
combination to move to another field, or press <Esc> at any time before you complete step 5.
1
Enter system setup and verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
2
Highlight
System
Password
, and then press the left- or right-arrow key.
The option heading changes to
Enter
Password
, followed by an empty 32-character field in
square brackets.
3
Type your new system password.
You can use up to 32 characters. To erase a character when entering your password, press
<Backspace> or the left-arrow key. The password is not case sensitive.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these combinations, the speaker emits
a beep.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the
field.
4
Press <Enter>.
If the new system password is less than 32 characters, the whole field fills with placeholders.
Then the option heading changes to
Verify Password
, followed by another empty 32-character
field in square brackets.
5
To confirm your password, type it a second time and press <Enter>.
The password setting changes to
Set
.
6
Exit system setup.
Password protection takes effect when you restart the computer.
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