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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.

4.6.3

Security

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

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

To clear the supervisor password:

Select the Change Supervisor Password

Change Supervisor Password

Change Supervisor Password then press . The

message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

to change
password.
again to
disable password.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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