If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 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

Supervisor Password

: Installed

password.

<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]

 

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.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User 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 User Password:

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

2.On the password box that appears, 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 User Password item now shows Installed.

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