Asus RS520-X5/PS8 - Manual (Page 93)

ASUS RS520-X5/PS8 5-35
2. In the Enter Current Password field, type in your current password. Press
.
3. The cursor moves to the next field, Enter New Password.
Press . Do not type anything in this field.
4. The cursor moves to the next field, Confirm New Password.
Press . Do not type anything in this field.
5. When the confirmation message “Changes have been saved.” appears, press
.
The display returns to the Security menu. Note that the password field on top
is changed to Clear.
A note about passwords
The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program
preventing unauthorized access. The User password is required to boot the
system preventing unauthorized use.
Forgot your 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. If you need to erase the CMOS
RAM, refer to section “4.2 Jumpers” for instructions.
Password Check [Setup]
This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the
system. Select [Setup] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup.
Select [Always] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup and the
system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]
Password Lock Mode [Enabled]
When set to [Enabled], the keyboard is locked and the user has no privilege to
launch the BIOS setup utility when installing adapter cards during option ROM
initialization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Removable Device Boot [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable booting from a legacy floppy, USB floppy, or IDE
optical drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Flash Write [Enabled]
Set this item to [Disabled] to write-protect the BIOS flash memory.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]