DTA: password
Using the System Password Feature
Assigning a System Password
Using the System Password
Changing an Existing System Password
Disabling a Forgotten Password
The password features provide a basic level of security for data on the system. However, these features are not foolproof. If the data requires more security, it is the users responsibility to obtain and use additional forms of protection.
Assigning a System Password
Use the following procedure to assign a system password:
1. Turn on the system, and press <DEL> when prompted to enter the system setup program.
2. Press the <ALT-P> key combination to move to Page 2 of the system setup screens and highlight the
SYSTEM PASSWORD category.
3. Use the left- and right-arrow keys to change the heading to ENABLED.
4. Press <ESC> to exit the system setup program and reboot the system.
5. Type Y when the system displays the following message:
Do you want to have a password (Y or N)?
6. Type the password.
You can use up to six characters, including spaces, in the password.
The password-assignment operation does not recognize keys as lowercase or uppercase.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter an invalid key combination, a beep will sound.
To escape from the field without assigning a system password, press <ESC>.
6. Press <ENTER>.
7. To confirm the password, type the password again and then press <ENTER>.
Using the System Password
When the system is turned off and on, the system requires that you type in the correct password at the prompt below:
Please enter your system password:
After you enter the correct system password and press <ENTER>, the system boots and you can operate the keyboard as usual.
The password feature allows for a wrong or incomplete system password up to 3 times, and then the system displays the following message:
Sorry, the password entered is incorrect.
Sorry, you tried too many times. You must reboot.
Even after the system is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered.
Changing an Existing System Password
To disable an existing password, perform the following steps:
1. Boot the system.
2. Enter the password when prompted. The following message appears:
Do you want to change your password (Y or N)?
3. Type Y and then enter the new password; follow the procedure in "Assigning a System Password."
Disabling a Forgotten Password
If the system password is not known, the user will be unable to operate the system or change settings in the system setup program until the password is disabled.
Disabling the password involves opening the computer and changing a jumper setting (twice) on the system board.
To disable a forgotten password, perform the following steps:
1. Turn off the system and remove the cover.
2. Remove the jumper plug from the PASS_WD jumper.
3. Replace the cover and turn on the computer to erase the existing password.
4. Turn off the computer and remove the cover.
5. Replace the jumper plug.
6. Replace the computer cover and turn on the computer.
8. Press <DEL> to enter the system setup program.
9. To assign a new password, follow the procedure in "Assigning a System Password."
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