Asus DELUXE A7N8X-E - Manual (Page 88)

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Security Option [Setup]
This field sets the security options. The default enables the setup option
for security. Configuration options: [Setup] [System]
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].
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.
See section “2.7 Jumpers” for more information about how to erase the
RTC RAM.