Gigabyte GA-J1800M-D2P User Manual - Page 24

Administrator Password, User Password, Secure Boot menu, System Mode, Secure Boot, Secure Boot Mode

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&& Administrator Password Allows you to configure an administrator password. Press on this item, type the password, and then press . You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press . You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. Differing from the user password, the administrator password allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings. && User Password Allows you to configure a user password. Press on this item, type the password, and then press . You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press . You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all. To cancel the password, press on the password item and when requested for the password, enter the correct one first. When prompted for a new password, press without entering any password. Press again when prompted to confirm. NOTE: Before setting the User Password, be sure to set the Administrator Password first. && HDD Security Configuration Displays a list of connected hard drives and allows you to set a password for a specific hard drive. This item appears only when a hard drive is installed. `` Secure Boot menu && System Mode Displays the current system mode. && Secure Boot Displays the current secure boot state. && Secure Boot Enables or disables the secure boot function. Secure Boot requires all the applications that are running during the booting process to be pre-signed with valid digital certificates. This way, the system knows all the files being loaded before Windows 8 loads and gets to the login screen have not been tampered with. (Default: Disabled) && Secure Boot Mode Allows you to configure the secure boot mode. (Default: Custom) `` Key Management This section provides you with configuration options for secure boot key management. - 24 -

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Administrator Password
Allows you to configure an administrator password. Press <Enter> on this item, type the password, and
then press <Enter>. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering
BIOS Setup. Differing from the user password, the administrator password allows you to make changes to
all BIOS settings.
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User Password
Allows you to configure a user password. Press <Enter> on this item, type the password, and then press
<Enter>. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS
Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all.
To cancel the password, press <Enter> on the password item and when requested for the password, enter
the correct one first. When prompted for a new password, press <Enter> without entering any password.
Press <Enter> again when prompted to confirm.
NOTE: Before setting the User Password, be sure to set the Administrator Password first.
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HDD Security Configuration
Displays a list of connected hard drives and allows you to set a password for a specific hard drive. This
item appears only when a hard drive is installed.
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Secure Boot menu
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System Mode
Displays the current system mode.
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Secure Boot
Displays the current secure boot state.
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Secure Boot
Enables or disables the secure boot function. Secure Boot requires all the applications that are running
during the booting process to be pre-signed with valid digital certificates. This way, the system knows all
the files being loaded before Windows 8 loads and gets to the login screen have not been tampered with.
(Default: Disabled)
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Secure Boot Mode
Allows you to configure the secure boot mode. (Default: Custom)
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Key Management
This section provides you with configuration options for secure boot key management.