Asus P5GV-MX Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 74

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2.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Installed Change Supervisor Password to change password. again to disabled password. Select Screen Change Supervisor Password Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help Select this item to set or change the supervisor passwFE1So0Crd.SEaxTviheteaSndupEexirtvisor 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, type 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 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. 2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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.
2.6.4
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
: Installed
User Password
: Installed
Change Supervisor Password
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled 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 <Enter>.
2.
From the password box, type 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.