●User Password
This item displays the status of user passwords. - Clear
No password is set. - Set
A password is set. - Disabled
The password jumper is set to Disabled and passwords are disabled.
●Set Supervisor Password
Press the Enter key to set the entered supervisor password.
Point
-When ‘Set Supervisor Password’ is set, the supervisor can manage user access to the BIOS setup utility.
-If a password is set while ‘Password on Boot’ is [Disabled] and ‘Floppy Disk Access’ is [Supervisor Only], all users are considered general users and are not permitted to access floppy disk drives.
●Set User Password
This item appears when ‘Set Supervisor Password’ is set. Press the Enter key to set a user password.
Point
-When ‘Set User Password’ is set, the user is requested to enter a password when accessing the BIOS setup utility or booting the system. If the user enters a wrong password three times, the message “System stopped” is displayed and the PC does not respond to keyboard entry. In such a case, press the Power switch for at least four seconds to turn the PC off. After waiting at least ten seconds, turn the power on again and enter the correct password.
-When both ‘Set User Password’ and ‘Supervisor Password’ are set, BIOS setup items are restricted.
●Set User Password Length
This item appears when ‘Supervisor Password’ is set. Set the shortest possible password in ‘Set User Password.’
-1 to 16 (Initial value: 16)
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