Dell Precision 5520 Owner's Manual

Assigning a system setup password

1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press Enter.
   The Security screen is displayed.
2. 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.
   • At least one special character: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }
   • Numbers 0 through 9.
   • Upper case letters from A to Z.
   • Lower case letters from a to z.
3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
4. Press Esc and save the changes as prompted by the pop-up message.
5. Press Y to save the changes.
   The computer restarts.