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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 user

password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then

press . The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real

Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumper for information on how to

erase the RTC RAM.

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to

change other security settings.

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

Enter Change

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Security Settings

Supervisor Password

:Not Installed

User Password

:Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

to change

password.

again to

disabled password.

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