Dell OptiPlex E1 User Manual
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Password Status
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 system
password cannot be changed through the System Password category and cannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing
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
Setup Password
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 feature. The options are:
Not Enabled (the default option)
Enabled
Disabled by Jumper
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.
Chassis Intrusion
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:
Alert! Cover was previously removed.
To clear this field and allow future intrusions to be detected, enter the System Setup program, as described in "
" found earlier this chapter. At the Chassis Intrusion category, use the left- or right-arrow key to choose
Reset. Then press
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.
Keyboard NumLock
Keyboard NumLock determines whether your system boots with the Num Lock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (it
does not apply to 84-key keyboards).
When Num Lock mode is activated, the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard provides the mathematical and numeric functions
shown at the tops of the keys. When Num Lock mode is turned off, these keys provide cursor-control functions according to the
label on the bottom of each key.