Disabling a
system password
The system's
software security features include a system password and a setup password.
The password jumper disables any password(s) currently in use.
NOTE You can also use the
following steps to disable a forgotten password.
- Follow the procedures in Before Working
on Your Computer.
- Remove the cover.
- Identify the PSWD jumper on the system board.
- Remove the PSWD jumper from the system board.
NOTE The existing passwords are not disabled (erased) until the computer
boots without the jumper.
- Install the cover.
NOTE If you assign a new system and/or setup password with the PSWD jumper
installed, the system disables the new password(s) the next time it
boots.
- Connect the computer to the electrical outlet
and power-on the computer.
- Power-off the computer and disconnect the power
cable from the electrical outlet.
- Remove the cover.
- Replace the PSWD jumper on the system board.
- Install the cover.
- Follow the procedures in After Working
on Your Computer.
- Power-on the computer.
- Go to the system setup, and assign a new system
or setup password. See Setting up a System Password.