Asus a7n8xx Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 54

Hardware Monitor Menu

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Security Option [Setup] This field sets the security options. The default enables the setup option for security. Configuration options: [Setup] [System] Set Supervisor Password / Set User Password To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password then press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters; symbols and other characters are not useable. To confirm the password, type the password again and press . The password is now set to [Enabled]. This password permits full access to the BIOS Setup menus. To clear the password, highlight this field and press . The same dialog box as above appears. Press . The password is set to [Disabled]. Forgot the password? If you forget a password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. NOTE: See section "1.9 Jumpers" for more information about how to erase the RTC RAM. 2.6 Hardware Monitor Menu The Harware Monitor menu displays all vital system statistics. 2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS Setup
2.6
Hardware Monitor Menu
The Harware Monitor menu displays all vital system statistics.
Set Supervisor Password /
Set User Password
To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>.
Type in a
password then press <Enter>.
You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters;
symbols and other characters are not useable.
To confirm the password, type the
password again and press <Enter>.
The password is now set to [Enabled]. This
password permits full access to the BIOS Setup menus.
To clear the password,
highlight this field and press <Enter>.
The same dialog box as above appears.
Press
<Enter>.
The password is set to [Disabled].
Security Option [Setup]
This field sets the security options.
The default enables the setup option for security.
Configuration options: [Setup] [System]
Forgot the password?
If you forget a password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC)
RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button
cell battery.
NOTE:
See section “1.9
Jumpers” for more information about how to erase the RTC RAM.