Asus M3A78-EM - Manual (Page 88)

2-36 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how to
erase the RTC RAM.
2.6.3. Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press to display the configuration options.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
to change
password.
again to
disabled password.
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
supervisor password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change.Supervisor.Password then
press . The message “Password.uninstalled” appears.