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Password option, press <Alt><B> to reboot the computer, and then
repeat steps 3 through 5.
6To assign a new password, follow the p roc edure in "Assigning a System
Password."
Setup Password• Assigning a setup password
• Operating your computer with a setup password enabled
• Deleting or changing an existing setup password
• Disabling system and setup passw o rds
Setup passwords allow only those who know the password to have full use of
system setup. Your computer does not have the setup password feature
enabled when you receive it.
Setup Password options in system setup:
•Enabled — does not allow assignment of setup passwords; users must
enter a setup password to make changes to sy st em setup
•Not Enabled — allows assignment of setup passwords; password
feature is enabled but no password is assigned
Assigning a Setup Password
1Enter system setup, and verify that Setup Password is set to Not
Enabled.
2Highlight Setup Password and press the left- or right-arrow key.
The computer prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a
character is illegal for password use, the computer emits a beep.
3Type in and then verify the password.
After you verify the password, the Setup Password setting changes to
Enabled. The next time you attempt to enter system setup, the
computer prompts you for the setup password.
NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password.