You must reboot the system before you can attempt to enter a password again.

Deleting or Changing an Existing User Password

To disable the user password, press <Enter> to display the Set Password dialog box, and then press <Enter> two more times.

When the User Password Is category displays Disabled, you can assign a user password or operate the system with no pass- word assigned.

To change an existing user password, first enter the Sys- tem Setup program and disable the current password. Then, with the User Password Is category set to Disabled, assign a new user password as described in “Assigning a User Password” earlier in this section.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

If you forget your user or supervisor password, you can- not operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until you open the computer chassis, change the password jumper setting to disable the passwords, and erase the existing passwords.

To disable a forgotten password, perform the following steps:

1.Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in “Removing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 6.

CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro- static Discharge” in the safety instructions at the front of this guide.

2.Refer to “Jumpers” and Table B-1 in Appendix B for jumper information, and to Figure B-1 for the location of the password jumper (labeled “PASSWD”) on the system board.

3.Remove the jumper plug from the PASSWD jumper (the disabled setting).

4.Replace the computer cover according to the instructions in “Replacing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 6, reconnect your computer to its power source, and turn it on.

Booting your system with the PASSWD jumper removed erases the existing password(s).

NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or supervisor password, you must reinstall the jumper plug on the PASSWD jumper.

5.Repeat step 1.

6.Reinstall the jumper plug on the PASSWD jumper pins (the enabled setting).

7.Repeat step 4.

8.Assign a new system and/or supervisor password.

To assign a new user password, see “Assigning a User Password” found earlier in this section. To assign a new supervisor password, see “Assigning a Supervisor Password” found earlier in this section.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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