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About Supervisor Password & User Password

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Chapter 3 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password. To clear a set password, just press when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password. When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the SECURITY OPTION field of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu. If the SECURITY OPTION field is set to System, the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup. About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password: User password: Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu. Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu. 3-32

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Chapter 3
3-32
Set Supervisor/User Password
When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.
The
password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS
memory.
You will be prompted to confirm the password.
Retype the password
and press <Enter>.
You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password.
A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled.
Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup
without entering any password.
When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter
it every time you
try to enter Setup.
This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any
part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have BIOS to request
a password each time the system is booted.
This would prevent unauthorized
use of your computer.
The setting to determine when the password prompt is
required is the SECURITY OPTION field of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES
menu.
If the SECURITY OPTION field is set to
System
, the password is re-
quired both at boot and at entry to Setup.
If set to
Setup
, password prompt
only occurs when you try to enter Setup.
About Supervisor Password & User Password:
Supervisor password:
Can enter and change the settings of
the setup menu.
User password:
Can only enter but do not have the right
to change the settings of the setup menu.