Premio Computer Aries/Centella manual Set Supervisor/User Password, Set Supervisor Password

Chapter 3

Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features			8Frequency/Voltage Control
8Advanced BIOS Features				Load Fail-Safe Defaults
8Advanced Chipset Features				Load Optimized Defaults
8Integrated Peripherals
				Set Supervisor Password
8Power Management
		Setup		Set User Password
		Enter Password:
8PnP/PCI Configurations				Save & Exit Setup
8PC Health Status				Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit	F9 : Menu in BIOS			↑ ↓ → ←	: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Re-type the password and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password.

When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unauthorized

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