Bios setup – Asus CUA User Manual

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ASUS CUA User’s Manual

4. BIOS SETUP

4. BIOS SETUP

Main Menu

CUA Clear RTC RAM

Short solder points
to Clear CMOS

BIOS EEPROM

CUA

R242

C242

R243

Halt On [All Errors]

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.
Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but
Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard]

Installed Memory [XXX MB]

This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the
system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. This
is a display only field.

Language [English]

This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Currently only English is
available.

Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]

These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set the password, highlight the ap-
propriate field and press . Type in a password and press . You can
type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. To
confirm the password, type the password again and press the . The pass-
word 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 will appear. Press and the password will be 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. The passwords are not
case sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether you enter a password
using upper or lowercase letters. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify
two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. When dis-
abled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the
Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having
full access to all configuration fields.

Forgot the Password?

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is
powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: (1) Unplug
your computer, (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold
down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.