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Operating With a Setup Password Enabled
If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify most of the System Setup options. When you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to enter a password.
If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup
NOTE: You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes.
Disabling the System Password
1Enter the System Setup program and select the System Security option.
2Highlight the Setup Password option, press <Enter> to access the setup password window, and press <Enter> twice to clear the existing setup password. The setting changes to Not Enabled.
3If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "Assigning a Setup Password" on page 53.
Disabling a Forgotten Password
A jumper on the system board enables the password. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on page 162.
Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) enables configuring, monitoring, and recovery of systems remotely. BMC enables configuring the following features:
•IPMI Over LAN
•NIC Selection
•LAN Parameters
•Advanced LAN Parameters
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Using the System Setup Program