Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 User Manual - Page 59

Change User Password, Clear User Password, Password Check [Setup], User Access Level [Full Access]

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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. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press . 2 O�n��t�h�e��p�a�s�s��w�o�r�d��b�o�x�,��k�e�y��in��a��p�a�s�s�w��o�r�d��c�o�n�t�a�i�n�in�g��u��p�t�o��s�ix��l�e�tt�e�r�s�,�o�r��n�u�m��b�e��rs�,��o�r both, then press . 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Installed" appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 2-21

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ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series
2-21
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The
User Password
item on top of the
screen shows the default
Not Installed
. After you set a password, this item shows
Installed
.
To set a User Password:
1.
Select the
Change User Password
item and press
<Enter>
.
2.
On the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters, or numbers, or
On the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters, or numbers, or
both, then press
<Enter>
.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “
Password Installed
” appears after you set your password successfully.
To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
Clear User Password
Select this item to clear the user password.
Password Check [Setup]
When set to
[Setup]
, BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When
set to
[Always]
, BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the
system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]
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.