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suppresses all error messages relating to the keyboard or to the keyboard controller
during POST. This setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself, if a key-
boa rd is attached to t he computer.

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System Password displays the current status of your system’s password security fea-
ture and allows you to assign and verify a new password. No one can assign a new
password unless the current s tatus is Not Enab led, wh ich i s displayed in bright
characters.
The settings for System Password are:
Not Enabled (the default)
Enabled (appears after password has been assigned)
Disabled By Jumper (appears only after the jumper plug has been removed from
the PSWD jumper on the system board)
To assign and enable a password, press the left- or right- arrow key, type the pass-
word, and press <Enter>. Then retype the password and press <Enter>. If the
system beeps when you press a key, the key is illegal for password use. Press the
<Esc> key to abort the password entry procedure.
To disable the system password, enter the password during system start-up but do
not pres s <Ente r> to co ntinue the sy stem start-up seq uence. In stead, s imultaneous ly
press the <Ctrl> and <Enter> keys after typing the password.
To c ha nge the sy stem passw ord, d isable th e passw ord (a s descri bed abo v e), and the n
enter the System Setup program and assign a new password.

NOTE: See “Using the System Password Feature” found later in this chapter for

detailed instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an exist-

ing system password. See “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this

chap ter f or ins t ructions on dis ab lin g a forgotten sy s t em pa ss word.

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Password Status provides an extra measure of system security by letting you set the
system password to Locked.

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When Password Status is set to Unlocked, any user who already knows the system
passw ord can d isable the pa ssword at sy stem start-up b y using <Ct rl><Ent er>—thus
(inadvertently or not) leaving the system without password protection.
When Password St atus is set toLocked and a user tries to disable the password at
system start-up, the following message i s displ ayed:
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