Gigabyte GA-7N400 User Manual - Page 67

Set Supervisor/User Password

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English Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software } Standard CMOS Features } Frequency/Voltage Control } Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults } Advanced Chipset Features } Integrated PeripheraElsnter Password: Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password } Power Management Setup Set User Password } PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup } PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password Figure 12: Password Setting When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters, and press . You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable password, just press when you are prompted to enter password. A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items. If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. - 63 - BIOS Setup 7n400pro2_1001_b.p65 63 2003/7/4, ¤U¤È 03:29

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BIOS Setup
English
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software
}
Standard CMOS Features
}
Advanced BIOS Features
}
Advanced Chipset Features
}
Integrated Peripherals
}
Power Management Setup
}
PnP/PCI Configurations
}
PC Health Status
}
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit
higf
: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Change/Set/Disable Password
Set Supervisor/User Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist
you in creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED"
will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD
.
When disabled, anyone may access
all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the
BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.
If you select "System"
at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.
Figure 12: Password Setting
Enter Password:
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