4.7.4Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

 

Security Settings

 

 

<Enter> to change

 

 

 

 

password.

 

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

<Enter> again to

 

disable password.

 

User Password

: Not Installed

 

 

 

Change Supervisor Password

 

 

 

Change User Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

←→

Select Screen

 

 

 

 

↑↓

Select Item

 

 

 

 

Enter

Change

 

 

 

 

F1

General Help

 

 

 

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

ESC

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:

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

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

3.Confirm the password when prompted.

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

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 it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup