Inspiron 7490 Service 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.
   • 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, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
4. Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
5. Press Y to save the changes.
   The computer reboots.