Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Manual - Page 35

Set Supervisor/User Password, 2-14 Save & Exit Setup, Supervisor Password, Password Check

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2-13 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Advanced Chipset Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management SetupEnter Password:  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press . You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press . The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup, you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes. When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. User Password When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup to continue system boot. In BIOS Setup, you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings. The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes. To clear the password, press on the password item and when requested for the password, press again. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear, indicating the password has been cancelled. 2-14 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)  PC Health Status  Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults  Advanced BIOS Features  Advanced Chipset Features Save to CMOS and E XI T (Y/NL)o?aYd Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password  Integrated Peripherals Set User Password  Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press or to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. - 35 -

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Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. You will
be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
Supervisor Password
When a system password is set and the
Password Check
item in
Advanced BIOS Features
is set to
Setup
, you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes.
When the
Password Check
item is set to
System
, you must enter the supervisor password (or user
password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup.
User Password
When the
Password Check
item is set to
System
, you must enter the supervisor password (or user
password) at system startup to continue system boot. In BIOS Setup, you must enter the supervisor
password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings. The user password only allows you to view the
BIOS settings but not to make changes.
To clear the password, press <Enter> on the password item and when requested for the password, press
<Enter> again. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear, indicating the password has been can-
celled.
2-13 Set Supervisor/User Password
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
Change/Set/Disable Password
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
ESC: Quit

: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F8: Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Password:
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Save & Exit Setup
Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS
Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
Save Data to CMOS
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
ESC: Quit

: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F8: Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y