Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Latitude 5490 Owner’s Manual
- Contents
- Working on your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw size list
- Subscriber Identity Module(SIM) board
- Base cover
- Battery
- Solid State Drive — optional
- Hard drive
- Coin-cell battery
- WLAN card
- WWAN card – optional
- Memory modules
- Keyboard lattice and Keyboard
- Heat sink
- System fan
- Power connector port
- Chassis frame
- SmartCard module
- Speaker
- System board
- Display hinge cover
- Display assembly
- Display bezel
- Display panel
- Display (eDP) cable
- Camera
- Display hinges
- Display back cover assembly
- Palm rest
- Technical specifications
- Technology and components
- System setup options
- BIOS overview
- Entering BIOS setup program
- Navigation keys
- One time boot menu
- Boot Sequence
- System Setup overview
- Accessing System Setup
- General screen options
- System Configuration screen options
- Video screen options
- Security screen options
- Secure Boot screen options
- Intel Software Guard Extensions
- Performance screen options
- Power Management screen options
- POST Behavior screen options
- Manageability
- Virtualization support screen options
- Wireless screen options
- Maintenance screen options
- Updating the BIOS
- System and setup password
- Clearing CMOS settings
- Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
- Software
- Troubleshooting
- Contacting Dell
Table 15. System and setup password (continued)
Password type Description
Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
CAUTION: Anyone can access the data that is stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE: System and setup password feature is disabled.
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 F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
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.
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing
System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is
Locked.
To enter the System Setup, press F12 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter.
The System Security screen is displayed.
2. In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is Unlocked.
3. Select System Password, update, or delete the existing system password, and press Enter or Tab.
4. Select Setup Password, update, or delete the existing setup password, and press Enter or Tab.
NOTE:
If you change the System and/or Setup password, reenter the new password when prompted. If you delete the
System and/or Setup password, confirm the deletion when prompted.
5. Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes.
6. Press Y to save the changes and exit from System Setup.
The computer restarts.
Clearing CMOS settings
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
84 System setup options