To set a Supervisor Password:

1.Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.

2.From the password box, type a password combination of at least six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

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 “2.6 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

 

<Enter>

to change

 

 

password.

Supervisor Password

: Installed

<Enter>

again to

User Password

: Not Installed

disabled password.

Change Supervisor

Password

 

User Access

Level

 

[Full Access]

Change User

Password

 

Clear User Password

 

Password Check

 

[Setup]

Boot Sector

Virus

Protection

[Disabled]

User Access Level (Full Access]

Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.

View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.

Limited allows change only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.

Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.

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