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Using the System Setup Program 2-11

3. Type in your new system password.

You can use up to seven characters in your password.

As you press each character key (or the <

SPACEBAR>

for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field.

The password assignment operation recognizes keys

by their location on the keyboard, without distin-

guishing between lowercase and uppercase

characters. For example, if you have an M in your

password, the system recognizes either M or m as correct.

Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter

one of these combinations, the speaker emits a beep.

To erase a character when entering your password,

press the <

BACKSPACE> key or the left-arrow key.

NOTE: To escape from the field without assigning a

system password, press the <

TA B> key or the

SHIFT><TA B > key combination to highlight another

field, or press the <

ESC> key at any time prior to com-

pleting step 5.

4. Press <

ENTER>.

If the new system password is less than seven char-

acters, the whole field fills with placeholders. Then

the category heading changes to

VERIFY PASSWORD,

followed by another empty seven-character field in

square brackets.

5. To confirm your password, type it in a second

time and press <

ENTER>.

The password setting changes to

ENABLED. Your

system password is now set; you can exit the System

Setup program and begin using your system. Note,

however, that password protection does not take

effect until you reboot the system by pressing the

reset button or by turning the system off and then on

again.

Using Your System Password to Secure

Your System

Whenever you turn your system on, press the reset

button, or reboot the system by pressing the

CTRL><ALT><DEL> key combination, the following

prompt appears on the screen:

Type in the password and...

— press <ENTER> to leave password

security enabled.

— press <CTRL><ENTER> to disable password

security.

Enter password:

After you type the correct system password and press

ENTER>, your system boots and you can use the key-

board to operate your system as usual.

NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password (see

“Using the Setup Password Feature” found later in this

chapter), the system accepts your setup password as an

alternate system password.

If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the

following message appears on the screen:

** Incorrect password. **

Enter password:

If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered

again, the same message appears on the screen.

The third and subsequent times an incorrect or in-

complete system password is entered, the system displays

the following message:

** Incorrect password. **

Number of unsuccessful password

attempts: 3

System halted! Must power down.

The number of unsuccessful attempts made to enter the

correct system password can alert you to an unauthorized

person attempting to use your system.

Even after your system is turned off and on, the previous

message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete

system password is entered.

NOTE: You can use the

PASSWORD STATUS category in

conjunction with

SYSTEM PASSWORD and SETUP PASS-

WORD

to further protect your system from unauthorized

changes. For more information, see “Password Status”

found earlier in this chapter.

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