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7. Press to exit the BIOS utility. A dialog box appears asking if you want to
save the CMOS data.
8. Select Yes to save the changes.
To remove the password, simply select the Setup Password parameter from the
System Security menu and set it to None.
Bypassing the Setup Password
If you forget your setup password, you can bypass the password security feature
by hardware. Follow these steps to bypass the password:
1. Turn off and unplug the system.
2. Open the system housing and set switch 1 of SW1 to On to bypass the
password function.
3. Turn on the system and enter the BIOS utility. This time, the system does not
require you to type in a password.
You can either change the existing Setup
password or remove it by selecting None. Refer to
the previous section for the procedure.
3.9.2 Power-on PasswordThe Power-on Password secures your system against unauthorized use. Once you
set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. To set this
password, enter the BIOS utility, select System Security, then highlight the Power-
on Password parameter. Follow the same procedure as in setting the Setup
password.