Dell Area-51 ALX manual Password Protection, To Enable or Change Password Settings

Password Protection

Since AlienRespawn v2.0 has the ability to reformat your hard drive and can be accessed without entering Windows, the password-protection functionality has been included for your security.

This feature is disabled by default, but can be enabled through the Respawn Settings application, described below.

CAUTION: If you forget your password, you will not be able to access AlienRespawn v2.0, except by booting to the optional AlienRespawn v2.0 disc as described in “To Use the AlienRespawn v2.0 Disc” on page 62. Alienware Technical Support will not be able to recover your password. If you choose to enable password protection, you do so at your own risk.

CHAPTER 7: SYSTEM RECOVERY

To Enable or Change Password Settings

1.Start → All Programs→ AlienRespawn v2.0.

2.Click on the icon labeled Respawn Settings.

3.The Respawn Settings application will launch.

•If you are enabling password protection for the first time, enter the default password, “alienware” (case-sensitive), in the appropriate field, then click Submit.

•If you have already defined a password, enter your current password in the appropriate field, then click Submit.

4.To change your password, enter the new password in both fields in the

Change Password section, then click Apply.

5.To enable or disable password protection, select the check box labeled

Enable Respawn Password Protection, then click Apply.

6.When password protection is enabled, you will be prompted to enter the password after pressing <F10> to run AlienRespawn v2.0. For more information, see “Using AlienRespawn v2.0” on page 59.

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