Asus P5Q SE PLUS - Manual (Page 87)

ASUS P5Q SE Plus 2-35
2.7.3 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press to display the configuration options.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password :Not Installed
User Password :Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
to change
password.
again to
disabled password.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear 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.
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 Not Installed. After you set a
password, this item shows Installed.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press .
2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters
and/or numbers, then press .
3. 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 then
press . The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.