Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:1.Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter.

2.On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/ or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six characters.

3.Confirm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you have successfully set your password.

The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.7 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password

: Not Installed

Change Supervisor

Password

 

User Access

Level

 

[Full Access]

Change User

Password

 

Clear User Password

 

Password Check

 

[Setup]

Boot Sector

Virus

Protection

[Disabled]

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Chapter 2: BIOS information