User’s Manual 7-2
HW Setup
General
This window displays the BIOS/EC version and contains two buttons:
Default and About.
Setup
This field displays the installed BIOS version, date and EC version.
Password
This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
User Password
Lets you register a new password or change/remove an existing password.
To enter a user password:
1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The character string you enter is
displayed as a string of asterisk.
2. Click OK. The following message appears, allowing you to verify the
password.
Verify Password:
3. If character strings match, the password is registered. Click OK. If they
do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat from
step 1.
Entry Error!!!
To delete a user password:
1. Select Not Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2. Enter the currently registered password. The character string you enter
is displayed as a string of asterisks.
3. Click OK. If the character string you enter matches the registered
password, the password option is reset and the display changes to:
Not registered
Default Return all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
About Display the HW Setup version.
Not Registered Changes or remove the password (default).
Registered Selects the password. A dialogue box will appear
to allow you to set the password.