4-13 Set Supervisor/ User Password
You can set supervisor password, user password, or both. The differences are:
Supervisor password: You can enter the setup menus and change the options.
User password: You can enter the setup menus but do not have the right to change the options. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed will clear any previous password from CMOS memory. You will be
asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection without entering password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm if you want to disable the password. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup menus freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you have to enter it every time before you enter the Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have the BIOS to request a password at every time when your system is rebooted. This would prevent the unauthorized user.
You can determine if the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to "System", the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to "Setup",
the password is required only at the entry to Setup.
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