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AM5030 uEFI BIOS

Security Setup

ID 1037-1209, Rev. 1.0

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P R E L I M I N A R Y

6.

Security Setup

Select the Security tab to enter the Security Setup screen. This screen provides information
about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings.

The following modes of security are provided:.

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M a i n

A d v a n c e d

C h i ps e t

B o o t

S e c u r i t y

S a v e & E x i t

Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set,
then this only limits access to Setup and is
only asked for when entering Setup.
If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will
have Administrator rights.

Administrator Password
User Password



:

Select Screen



:

Select Item

Enter:

Select

+/-:

Change Opt.

F1:

General Help

F2:

Previous Values

F3

Optimized Defaults

F4:

Save ESC: Exit

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SETTING

DESCRIPTION

No password is
set

Booting the system as well as entering the Setup is unsecured.

Only Administrator
password is set

Booting the system is unsecured.
For entering the Setup, the Administrator password is required.

Only User pass-
word is set

The password is required for booting the system as well as for entering the Setup menu. On
every startup, the user will be asked for the password.

Both User and
Administrator
passwords are set

Booting the system is unsecured.
For entering the Setup, a password is required. If the User password is entered here, most
of the Setup entries are read only; only entries related to the boot sequence can be modi-
fied. Entering the Administrator password provides full access to all Setup entries.