Asus P4P8X Change Supervisor Password, User Access Level (Full Access], Installed, Not Installed, Password Installed, Password Uninstalled, Chapter 2: BIOS information

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.

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	[Full Access]
User Access Level
Change User Password
Clear User Password	[Setup]
Password Check
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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