To assign a system and/or setup password:
1. From the system console, enter System Setup, press <F2> immediately after a system turn on or
restart.
2. On the System Setup page, select System BIOS and press <Enter>.
The System BIOS page is displayed.
3. On the System BIOS page, select System Security and press <Enter>.
The System Security page is displayed.
4. On the System Security page, verify that password status is set to Unlocked.
5. Select System Password , enter your system password, and press <Enter> or <Tab>.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: whitespace, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]),
(`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
6. Retype the system password that you entered earlier and click OK.
7. Select Setup Password, enter your system password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
8. Reenter the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK.
9. Press <Esc> to return to the System BIOS page. Press <Esc> again, and a message prompts you to
save the changes.
NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system restarts.
Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password
Make sure that the password jumper is set to Enabled and the password status is unlocked before
attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change
an existing System or Setup password if the password status is locked.
To delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password:
1. To enter System Setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or restart.
2. On the System Setup page, select System BIOS and press <Enter>.
The System BIOS page is displayed.
3. On the System BIOS page page, select System Security and press <Enter>.
The System Security page is displayed.
4. On the System Security page, verify that the password status is unlocked.
5. Select System Password, alter or delete the existing system password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.
6. Select Setup Password, alter or delete the existing setup password and press <Enter> or <Tab>.
NOTE: If you change the System and/or Setup password a message prompts you to reenter the
new password. If you delete the System and/or Setup password, a message prompts you to
confirm the deletion.
7. Press <Esc> to return to the System BIOS page. Press <Esc> again, and a message prompts you to
save the changes.
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