Dell Precision 5820 Tower Owner's Manual

Assigning a system setup password

You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is in Not Set.

To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.

In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press Enter.
The Security screen is displayed.
Select System/Admin Password and create a password in the Enter the new password field.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
- A password can have up to 32 characters.
- The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
- Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed.
- Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
Press Y to save the changes.
The computer reboots.