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ASUS A7N8X Motherboard

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2.5

Security Menu

The BIOS Setup program permits two different passwords to control access to the
BIOS during system startup: a Supervisor password and a User password.
Passwords are not case sensitive, meaning, passwords can be typed in either
uppercase or lowercase letters. The table below describes the authority level when
setting Supervisor or User Password.

TABLE 4.5.2 User Set Password only

Security Option

Supervisor Password

User Password

A password is required for
booting and entering into
the CMOS setup and all
items can be modified.

A password is required to
enter into the CMOS setup
and all items can be
modified.

System

Setup

None

None

TABLE 2.5.1 Supervisor/User Set Password

Security Option

Supervisor Password

User Password

System

A password is required for
booting and entering into the
CMOS setup and all items can
be modified.

A password is required for
booting and entering into
the CMOS setup and only
“Date” and “Time” could be
modified. All other items in
the CMOS are displayed
only.

A password is required to
enter into the CMOS and
items can be modified.

A password is required to
enter into the CMOS and
only “Date” and “Time”
could be modified. All other
items in the CMOS are
displayed only.

Setup