3.3Main menu

The Main menu screen appears when you enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS Setup program. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode

 

 

Exit

Main

Ai Tweaker

Advanced

Monitor

Boot

Tool

BIOS Information

 

 

 

Choose the system default language

BIOS Version

 

 

0228 x64

 

 

Build Date

 

 

08/26/2011

 

 

EC F/W Version

 

 

MBECE-X79-0208

 

 

ME Version

 

 

7.1.20.1089

 

 

CPU Information

 

 

 

 

 

Genuine Intel(R) CPU 0 @ 2.30GHz

 

 

 

 

Speed

 

 

2300 MHz

 

 

Memory Information

 

 

 

 

 

Total Memory

 

 

2048 MB (DDR3)

 

 

Speed

 

 

1333 MHz

 

 

System Language

 

 

English

 

 

System Date

 

 

[Tuesday 08/09/2011]

 

 

System Time

 

 

[16:46:15]

 

 

Access Level

 

 

Administrator

 

 

> Security

Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.

 

UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode

 

 

Exit

Main

 

Ai Tweaker

Advanced

Monitor

Boot

Tool

Back

Main\

Security >

 

 

 

 

Password Description

 

 

 

To clear the administrator password,

 

 

 

 

 

key in the current password in the

If ONLY the Administrator's password is set,

 

 

Enter Current Password box,

 

then this only limits access to Setup and is

 

 

and then press <Enter> when

 

only asked for when entering Setup

 

 

prompted to create/confirm the

 

If ONLY the User's password is set, then this

 

 

password.

 

is a power on password and must be entered to

 

 

 

 

boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will

 

 

 

 

have Administrator rights

 

 

 

 

Administrator Password

 

Not Installed

 

 

User Password

 

 

Not Installed

 

 

Administrator Password

User Password

• If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 2.3.10 Rear panel connectors for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

•The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default Not Installed. After you set a password, these items show Installed.

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