Dell GX240 manual Setup Password

If you again enter an incorrect or incomplete system password, the same message appears on the screen. The third and subsequent times you enter an incorrect or incomplete system password, the computer displays the following message:

** Incorrect password. **

Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3 System halted! Must power down.

Even after your computer is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered.

Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password

To delete or change an existing system password, perform the following steps:

1Enter system setup program, and verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.

2Reboot your computer to force it to prompt you for a system password.

3When prompted, type the system password.

4Press <Ctrl><Enter> to disable the existing system password, instead of pressing <Enter> to continue with the normal operation of your computer.

5Confirm that Not Enabled is displayed for the System Password option.

If Not Enabled appears in the System Password option, the system password has been deleted. If you want to assign a new password, continue to step 6. If Not Enabled is not displayed for the System Password option, press <Alt><B> to reboot the computer, and then repeat steps 3 through 5.

6To assign anew password, follow the procedure in “Assigning a System Password.”

Setup Password

Setup passwords allow only those who know the password to have full use of system setup. Your Dell computer does not have the setup password feature enabled when you receive it.

Setup Password options in system setup:

NOTE: You can use Password Status in conjunction with System Password and Setup Password to further protect your computer from unauthorized changes.

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