Intel D865PCD specifications Bios Security Features, Supervisor and User Password Functions

Intel Desktop Board D865PCD Technical Product Specification

3.10 BIOS Security Features

The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions:

•The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in the BIOS Setup program. This is the supervisor mode.

•The user password gives restricted access to view and change Setup options in the BIOS Setup program. This is the user mode.

•If only the supervisor password is set, pressing the <Enter> key at the password prompt of the BIOS Setup program allows the user restricted access to Setup.

•If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, users can enter either the supervisor password or the user password to access Setup. Users have access to Setup respective to which password is entered.

•Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt will be displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, the user can enter either password to boot the computer.

Table 38 shows the effects of setting the supervisor password and user password. This table is for reference only and is not displayed on the screen.

Table 38. Supervisor and User Password Functions

Supervisor
Password Set Mode	User Mode	Setup Options

Password to Enter Setup

Password During Boot

Neither

Supervisor only

User only

Supervisor and user set

Can change all	Can change all	None
options (Note)	options (Note)
Can change all	Can change a	Supervisor Password
options	limited number
	of options
N/A	Can change all	Enter Password
	options	Clear User Password
Can change all	Can change a	Supervisor Password
options	limited number	Enter Password
	of options

None

Supervisor

User

Supervisor or user

None

None

User

Supervisor or user

Note: If no password is set, any user can change all Setup options.

For information about	Refer to
Setting user and supervisor passwords	Section 4.5, page 94

✏NOTES

•For enhanced security, use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords.

•Valid password characters are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9.

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