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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 Owner's Manual

Assigning a System Setup password

Prerequisites

You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is set to Not Set. To enter BIOS System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.

Steps

  1. To enter the System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
  2. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press Enter.
    The Security screen is displayed.
  3. Select System/Admin Password and create a password in the Enter the new password field.
    Use the following guidelines to create the system password:
    • Password can be up to 32 characters.
    • Password must contain at least one special character: "( ! " # $ % & ' * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } )"
    • The password can contain numbers from 0 to 9.
    • The password can contain alphabets A to Z and a to z.
  4. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
  5. Press Y to save the changes.
    The computer restarts.

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