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Security, Change Supervisor Password

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3.7.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Passward to change password. again to disable password. 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, key in 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 have forgotten 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. 3-38 Chapter 3: BIOS setup

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
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 <Enter>.
2.
From the password box, key in a password composed of at least six letters
and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
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 <Enter>. The message
Password Uninstalled
appears.
If you have forgotten 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.
3.7.3
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
: Not Installed
User Password
: Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup
Boot
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disable password.