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Setting the Administrator/User password:, Administrator Password or User Password then press

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111 Parameter User Access Level Clear User Password Fixed Disk Boot Sector Protect Password On Boot NMI Control Description Option When set to Full Access, allows access to any field in the BIOS setup utility. When set to No Access, user is not allowed to access the BIOS setup utility. When set to View Only, allows access to the BIOS setup utility but fields cannot be changed. When set to Limited, allows access to Date and Time in the BIOS setup utility. Full Access No Access View Only Limited Clears the User password. Note: This parameter is grayed out when the Administrator password is not set. Enable or disables Boot Sector Virus Protection. Disabled Enabled Select Enabled to activate security check Disabled during POST. Enabled Enables or disables NMI control. Disabled Enabled Setting the Administrator/User password: 1 Use the up/down keys to highlight a password parameter (Administrator Password or User Password) then press Enter. A password box will appear. 2 Type a password then press Enter. The password may consist of up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). 3 Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again. After setting the password, the system automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Installed.

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Setting the Administrator/User password:
1
Use the up/down keys to highlight a password parameter
(Administrator Password or User Password) then press
Enter
.
A password box will appear.
2
Type a password then press
Enter
.
The password may consist of up to six alphanumeric characters
(A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
3
Retype the password to verify the first entry then press
Enter
again.
After setting the password, the system automatically sets the
chosen password parameter to Installed.
User Access
Level
When set to Full Access, allows access to
any field in the BIOS setup utility.
When set to No Access, user is not
allowed to access the BIOS setup utility.
When set to View Only, allows access to
the BIOS setup utility but fields cannot
be changed.
When set to Limited, allows access to
Date and Time in the BIOS setup utility.
Full Access
No Access
View Only
Limited
Clear User
Password
Clears the User password.
Note:
This parameter is grayed out
when the Administrator password is not
set.
Fixed Disk
Boot Sector
Protect
Enable or disables Boot Sector Virus
Protection.
Disabled
Enabled
Password On
Boot
Select Enabled to activate security check
during POST.
Disabled
Enabled
NMI Control
Enables or disables NMI control.
Disabled
Enabled
Parameter
Description
Option