6 security menu, Change supervisor password – Asus K8N-DRE User Manual

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Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor
Password item on top of the screen shows the default N o t I n s t a l l e d

N o t I n s t a l l e d

N o t I n s t a l l e d.

After you set a password, this item shows I n s t a l l e d

I n s t a l l e d

I n s t a l l e d.

To set a Supervisor Password:

Select the Change Supervisor Password

Change Supervisor Password

Change Supervisor Password item, then press .

From the password box, type a password composed of at least six
letters and/or numbers, then press .

Confirm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your
password.

To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a
supervisor password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor

Change Supervisor

Password

Password then press . The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

4.6

Security menu

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
Select an item then press to display the configuration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Server

Security

Boot Exit

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

→←

→← Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

Change Field

Tab

Select Field

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Install or Change the
password.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information
on how to erase the RTC RAM.