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BIOS Setup

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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 . You will be asked to confirm the

password. Type the password again and press . You may also press to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press when you are prompted to enter password. A message

“PASSWORD DISABLED” will 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 “System” at “Password Check” in 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.

Figure 12: Password Setting

!Standard CMOS Features

Top Performance

!Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

!Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

!Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

!PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

!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

Enter Password: