Asus P4V800-X P4V800-X User Manual - Page 63

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

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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 change to only 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 have 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 that appears, type a password composed of letters and/ or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six characters. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Installed" appears after you have successfully set your password. The User Password item now shows Installed. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item if you wish to clear the user password. In case you forgot the password, use the Clear RTC RAM jumper to clear the CMOS. See page 1-16 for details. Take caution when clearing the CMOS to clear password, the value of the other CMOS parameters are also erased. 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] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4V800-X motherboard user guide 2-29

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ASUS P4V800-X motherboard user guide
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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 change to only 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 have 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 that appears, type a password composed of letters and/
or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six
characters.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you have successfully set
your password.
The User Password item now shows
Installed
.
To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
Clear User Password
Select this item if you wish to clear the user password. In case you forgot the
password, use the
Clear RTC RAM
jumper to clear the CMOS. See page 1-16 for
details.
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]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Take caution when clearing the CMOS to clear password, the value of the other
CMOS parameters are also erased.