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Chapter 3 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Security Chip Configuration Power Management Setup PnP / PCI Configurations Frequency / Voltage Control Enter Password: Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS F10 : Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. There are two types of passwords you can set. A supervisor password and a user password. When a supervisor password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed. When a user password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the BIOS settings cannot be changed. To set the password, type the password (up to eight characters in length) and press . The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory. The new password will need to be reentered to be confirmed. To cancel the process press . To disable the password, press when prompted to enter a new password. A message will show up to confirm disabling the password. To cancel the process press . 54

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Chapter 3
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S
ET
S
UPERVISOR
/
U
SER
P
ASSWORD
: Select Item
F9 : Menu in BIOS
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Esc : Quit
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Security Chip Configuration
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
Advanced BIOS Features
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Enter Password:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Frequency / Voltage Control
This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup.
When a
password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS
Setup is run.
This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part
of your system configuration.
There are two types of passwords you can set.
A supervisor password and a
user password.
When a supervisor password is used, the BIOS Setup
program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed.
When a
user password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the
BIOS settings cannot be changed.
To set the password, type the password (up to eight characters in length)
and press <Enter>.
The password typed now will clear any previously set
password from CMOS memory.
The new password will need to be reentered
to be confirmed.
To cancel the process press <Esc>.
To disable the password, press <Enter> when prompted to enter a new
password.
A message will show up to confirm disabling the password.
To
cancel the process press <Esc>.