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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. 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. In the password box, key in a password containing up to 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 supervisor password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press twice. 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 1.9 Jumpers 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. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility. View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field. Limited allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. ASUS M4A77TD 2-21

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If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock
(RTC) RAM. See section
1.9 Jumpers
for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.
2.6.3
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press
<Enter>
to display the configuration options.
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.
In the password box, key in a password containing up to 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 supervisor
password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the
Change Supervisor Password
then press
<Enter>
twice. The message
Password uninstalled
appears.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change
other security settings.
User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options:
[No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]
No Access
prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View Only
allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited
allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access
allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.