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ASUS M4N68T-M

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AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Selects the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On]

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]

When this item is set to [Enabled], the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error

occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]

When this item is set to [Enabled], the system displays the message Press DEL to run

Setup during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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.
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.

On the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters, or numbers, or

On the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters, or numbers, or

both, 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

twice. The message Password uninstalled appears.