Assigning or Changing a Supervisor Password

CAUTION: With the password features disabled, your system operates as if it did not contain pass- word features. If you leave your system running and unattended without having a supervisor and/ or user password assigned or with the password features disabled, anyone can assign a supervisor and/or user password that will be unknown to you.

Your system arrives with the Supervisor Password cate- gory set to Not Enabled. Use the following procedure to assign or change a supervisor password.

NOTE: To quit the following procedure without assign- ing or changing a password, press the <Esc> key at any time.

1.Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described in “Starting the EISA Configuration Utility” ear- lier in this chapter.

2.At the Main Menu, select Configure Computer.

The system prompts you for a supervisor password if one has been assigned. If prompted, type the pass- word and press <Enter>.

3.At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu, select Step 3: View or Edit Details.

The current status of the system board options appears on the screen.

NOTE: If the Supervisor Password category indi- cates Disabled by Jumper, you must install the password jumper before you can assign a supervisor password. See “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter for instructions on how to access the password jumper.

4.Select the Supervisor Password category.

A dialog box with an prompt and an empty seven-character field

appears on the screen.

5.Type your new supervisor password.

NOTE: The supervisor password can be the same as the user password.

You can use up to seven characters; character keys or blank spaces are acceptable.

To erase a character in your password, press the <Backspace> key.

NOTES: The supervisor password feature recognizes keys without distinguishing between shifted and unshifted characters or uppercase and lowercase let- ters. For example, if you have an M in your password, the system recognizes either M or m as correct.

Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these combinations, the computer’s speaker beeps.

6.Press <Enter>.

A new dialog box with a prompt and an empty seven-character field

appears on the screen.

7.To confirm your supervisor password, type it again and press <Enter>.

The Supervisor Password category indicates Enabled. Your supervisor password is now set, but it does not become operational until you save the configu- ration and exit the utility.

Deleting an Existing Supervisor Password

To delete an existing supervisor password, perform the fol- lowing steps:

NOTE: Deleting the supervisor password automatically deletes the user password if one has been assigned.

1.Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described in “Starting the EISA Configuration Utility” ear- lier in this chapter.

2.At the Main Menu, select Configure Computer.

The system prompts you for a supervisor password. Type the password and press <Enter>.

3.At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu, select Step 3: View or Edit Details.

4.Select the Supervisor Password category, and press <Enter>.

A dialog box with an

prompt and an empty seven-character field appears on the screen.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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