BIOS SPECIFICATION
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7.3 SECURITY MENU:
BIOS supports two levels of password for security protection:
Supervisor password:
Users may set, change or erase system password, the password data is saved in non-volatile
device (CMOS), system password check is done during POST(Power On Self Test). The BIOS will
prompt a dialog message to ask user for password check when:
The system has password stored, and “Password on boot” setting in BIOS SETUP is enabled.
If password verification fails for 3 times, the system BIOS will halt the machine to inhibit users from
operating.
User Password
If your setting of BIOS have been modified by other, You can setting the function [Enable],
and key in your password and confirm, Don’t modify BIOS setting if no password.
Hard disk password:
Users may set, change or erase hard disk password, the password data is stored in the drive itself,
the BIOS prompts a dialog message for hard disk password verification whenever it finds the hard disk
locked in POST.
If hard disk password verification fails for 3 times, the system BIOS will hal t the machine to inhibit
users from operating.