Dell E23S Series owner manual

To assign a system and/or setup password:

1.To enter System Setup, press <F2> immediately after a power-on or reboot.

2.In the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press <Enter>. The System BIOS screen is displayed.

3.In the System BIOS screen, select System Security and press <Enter>. The System Security screen is displayed.

4.In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is 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 lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.

•Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).

A message prompts you to re-enter the system password.

6.Re-enter 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 re-enter the setup password.

8.Re-enter the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK.

9.Press <Esc> to return to the System BIOS screen. Press <Esc> again, and a message prompts you to save the changes.

NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.

Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password

Ensure 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.In the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press <Enter>. The System BIOS screen is displayed.

3.In the System BIOS Screen, select System Security and press <Enter>. The System Security screen is displayed.

4.In the System Security screen, verify that 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 re-enter 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 screen. Press <Esc> again, and a message prompts you to save the changes.

NOTE: You can disable password security while logging on to the system. To disable the password security, turn on or reboot your system, type your password and press <Ctrl><Enter>.

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