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

 

<Enter> to change

 

 

Supervisor Password

Installed

password.

<Enter> again to

User Password

Not Installed

disable password.

 

 

Change Supervisor Password

 

 

 

User Access Level

[Full Access]

 

 

Change User Password

 

 

 

Clear User Password

 

 

 

Password Check

[Setup]

 

 

Boot Sector Virus Protection

[Disabled]

 

Select Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Item

 

 

+-

Change Option

 

 

F1

General Help

 

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

 

ESC

Exit

User Access Level (Full Access]

This item 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 to only selected fields, such as Date and Time.

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

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