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Assigning a system setup password, Clearing cmos settings – Dell 14" Mobile Precision 3470 Mobile Workstation (Silver) User Manual

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Assigning a system setup password

Prerequisites

You can assign a new

System or Admin Password

only when the status is in

Not Set

.

About this task

To enter the system setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.

Steps

1. In the

System BIOS

or

System Setup

screen, select

Security

and press Enter.

The

Security

screen is displayed.

2. Select

System/Admin Password

and create a password in the

Enter the new password

field.

Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:

A password can have up to 32 characters.

At least one special character: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }

Numbers 0 through 9.

Upper case letters from A to Z.

Lower case letters from a to z.

3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the

Confirm new password

field and click

OK

.

4. Press Esc and save the changes as prompted by the pop-up message.
5. Press Y to save the changes.

The computer restarts.

Deleting or changing an existing system setup password

Prerequisites

Ensure that the

Password Status

is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing

System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the

Password Status

is

Locked.

About this task

To enter the System Setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.

Steps

1. In the

System BIOS

or

System Setup

screen, select

System Security

and press Enter.

The

System Security

screen is displayed.

2. In the

System Security

screen, verify that

Password Status

is

Unlocked

.

3. Select

System Password

, update, or delete the existing system password, and press Enter or Tab.

4. Select

Setup Password

, update, or delete the existing setup password, and press Enter or Tab.

NOTE:

If you change the System and/or Setup password, reenter the new password when prompted. If you delete the

System and/or Setup password, confirm the deletion when prompted.

5. Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
6. Press Y to save the changes and exit from System Setup.

The computer restarts.

Clearing CMOS settings

About this task

CAUTION:

Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.

BIOS setup

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