Set Supervisor/User Password

Set Supervisor/User Password

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!Standard CMOS Features

 

Top Performance

 

!Advanced BIOS Features

 

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 

!Integrated Peripherals

 

Load Optimized Defaults

 

!Power

 

 

 

 

 

Enter Password:

 

 

 

!PnP/PCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!PC Health Status

 

Save & Exit Setup

 

!Frequency/Voltage Control

 

Exit Without Saving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESC:Quit

#%:Select Item

 

F8: Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

 

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 12: Password Setting

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message “PASSWORD DISABLEDwill appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.

If you select Systemat Password Checkin Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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