Asus A7N8X Deluxe - Manual (Page 83)

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Set Supervisor Password / Set User Password
To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type
in a password then press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric
characters; symbols and other characters are not useable. To confirm the
password, type the password again and press . The password is
now set to [Enabled]. This password permits full access to the BIOS Setup
menus. To clear the password, highlight this field and press . The
same dialog box as above appears. Press . The password is set to
[Disabled].
Security Option [Setup]
This field sets the security options. The default enables the setup option for
security. Configuration options: [Setup] [System]
Forgot the password?
If you forget a 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.
NOTE: See section “2.7 Jumpers” for more information about how to erase the RTC RAM.