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When Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.

To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password category and then change the Password Status category to Locked. When Setup Password has a password assigned and Password Status is Locked, the sys- tem password cannot be changed through the System Password category and cannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.

To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup Password category and then change the Password Status category to Unlocked. In this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System Password category.

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Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computer’s System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password fea- ture. The options are:

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Not Enabled (the default option)

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NOTE: Read “Using the Setup Password Feature” found later in this chapter for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup password. See “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter for instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password.

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Chassis Intrusion displays the status of the system chassis intrusion monitor. The default setting is Not Detected.

If the computer cover is removed, the setting changes from Not Detected to Detected and the following message is displayed during the boot sequence at system start-up:

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To clear this field and allow future intrusions to be detected, enter the System Setup program, as described in “Entering the System Setup Program” found earlier in this chapter. At the Chassis Intrusion category, use the left- or right-arrow key to choose Reset. Then press <Alt><B> to save the change and reboot the system.

NOTE: When enabled, the setup password is required in order to reset the Chassis Intrusion category from Detected to Not Detected. You cannot reset the Chassis Intrusion category without a password.

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