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User access level [full access, Change user password, Password check [setup – Asus P7F-M User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.

User Access Level [Full Access]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The

User Password item on

top of the screen shows the default

Not Installed. After you set a password, this

item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

1.

Select the

Change User Password item and press .

2.

On the password box that appears, 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 set your password
successfully.

To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.

Password Check [Setup]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup
utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing
Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Power

Boot

Tools Exit

Supervisor Password : Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level

[Full Access]

Change User Password

Password Check

[Setup]

to change

password.

again to

disable password.