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ASUS TR-DLS User’s Manual 53
4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Main Menu
Hotkey to Lock Keyboard [Disabled]
This field allows you to activate the OS independent keyboard lock function using
selected hot keys. You must set a user password or a supervisor password before
enabling the keyboard lock feature. Configuration options: [Ctrl-Alt A] [Ctrl-Alt Z]
[Ctrl-Alt X] [ Ctrl-Shft A] [Ctrl-Shft Z] [Ctrl-Shft X] [Disabled]
Keyboard Idle Timer [Disabled]
This field allows you to activate the OS independent keyboard lock function using
selected hot keys. You must set a user password or a supervisor password before
enabling the keyboard lock feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2
Mins] [5 Mins] [15 Mins] [30 Mins]
(Main Menu items continued)
Language [English (US)]
This field displays the BIOS language version.
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]
These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight the appropriate
field and press . Type in a password then press . You can type up to
eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other characters are ignored. To confirm
the password, type the password again and press . The password is now set
to [Enabled]. This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus. To clear
the password, highlight this field and press . The same dialog box as above
appears. Press . The password is set to [Disabled].
A note about passwords
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu.
The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. Passwords are
not case sensitive, meaning, passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase
letters are accepted. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different
passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. If you did not set a
Supervisor password, anyone can access the BIOS Setup program. If you did,
the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to
gain full access to the configuration fields.
Forgot the password?
If you forget your password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time
Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is
powered by the onboard button cell battery. See section “3.4.2 Jumpers” for
information on how to erase the RTC RAM.