Manuals

System Password: Dell Dimension XPS 66/100 MDT II

Enabling and Assigning a System Password | Using the System Password | Changing an Existing Password | Disabling a Forgotten Password

Enabling and Assigning a System Password

1. Enter the System Setup program.
   Set the system Password category to Enabled.
2. Save the System Setup changes, exit the System Setup program and reboot the system (press<Esc>).
3. Type y when the following message appears:

Do you want to have a password (Y or N)?

4. Type in the password, up to 6 characters.
5. Press <Enter> when finished.

Using the System Password

• Each time the system boots, the following message appears:

Please enter your password:

• If the wrong password is entered, an error message appears. After the third incorrect entry, you must reboot.
• The <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key combination does not invoke the system password.

Changing an Existing Password

1. Turn the system off and then back on.
2. When prompted, enter the password.
3. Type y when the following message appears:

Do you want to change your password (Y or N)?

4. Type in the password, up to 6 characters.
5. Press <Enter> when finished.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

If the password is forgotten, clear if from NVRAM (in the RTC chip) before using the system again.

NOTE: After NVRAM is cleared, all System Setup program categories revert to their defaults.

1. Turn the system off.
2. Remove the jumper from W2, and put it on W5.
3. Turn the system on. Leave it on for 10 seconds, then turn it off.
   Turning on the system with W5 jumpered clears NVRAM.
4. Remove the jumper from W5, and put it back on W2.
5. Turn the system on. Enter the System Setup program, and reset any options that were selected before clearing NVRAM.
6. Type y when the following message appears:

Do you want to have a password (Y or N)?

7. Type in the password, up to 6 characters.
8. Press <Enter> when finished.