Dell Pro Max 16 - Page 143

Table 46. System Setup options—Passwords menu(continued)
Passwords
● Clearing the administrator password also clears the system password (if set).
Dell Technologies recommends using an administrator password to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS Setup options.
System Password The System Password prevents the computer from booting to an operating
system without entering the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used -
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the
system password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the system
password.
● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System
Password prompt.
● The system password is not prompted when the computer resumes from
standby mode.
Dell Technologies recommends using the system password in situations where it
is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen.
M.2 PCIe SSD-1 The M.2 PCIe SSD-1 password prevents the computer from booting to an
operating system without entering the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used -
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the
system password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the system
password.
● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System
Password prompt.
● The system password is not prompted when the computer resumes from
standby mode.
Dell Technologies recommends using the system password in situations where it
is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen.
Password Configuration The Password Configuration page includes several options for changing the
requirements of BIOS passwords. You can modify the minimum and maximum
length of the passwords as well as require passwords to contain certain character
classes (upper case, lower case, digit, special character).
When the Lower Case Letter option is enabled, the password requires at least
one lower case letter.
When the Upper Case Letter option is enabled, the password requires at least
one upper case letter.
When the Digit option is enabled, the password requires at least one numeric
digit.
When the Special Character option is enabled, the password requires at least
one special character from the set: !”#$%&’()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~.
When setting Minimum Characters for password length, Dell Technologies
recommends setting the minimum password length to at least eight characters.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Password Bypass The Password Bypass option allows the computer to reboot from the operating
system without entering the system or hard drive password. If the computer has
already booted to the operating system, it is presumed that the user has already
entered the correct system or hard drive password.
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