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Setting or Changing a Password, Enter, Enabled

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82 Chapter 5 Software Parameter Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on Boot Description Press Enter to input the supervisor password. Press Enter to input the user password. When enabled, the computer prompts for a password when the computer boots up. Options Disabled or Enabled Disabled or Enabled Disabled or Enabled Note: If the Supervisor Password is set and is not correctly entered when entering the BIOS Setup Utility, you still gain limited access to the BIOS Setup Utility. Setting or Changing a Password Follow these steps: 1. Use the cursor up/down keys to highlight a Set Password parameter (Supervisor or User) and press Enter. The Set Password box appears: 2. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). Important! Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press Enter. Retype the password to verify your first entry and press Enter. After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Enabled.

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Chapter 5
Software
82
Note:
If the Supervisor Password is set and is not correctly entered when
entering the BIOS Setup Utility, you still gain limited access to the BIOS Setup
Utility.
Setting or Changing a Password
Follow these steps:
1.
Use the cursor up/down keys to highlight a Set Password
parameter (Supervisor or User) and press
Enter
.
The Set
Password box appears:
2.
Type a password.
The password may consist of up to
seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
Important!
Be very careful when typing your password because the characters
do not appear on the screen.
3.
Press
Enter
.
Retype the password to verify your first entry
and press
Enter
.
After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the
chosen password parameter to
Enabled
.
Set
Supervisor
Password
Press
Enter
to input the supervisor
password.
Disabled
or
Enabled
Set User
Password
Press
Enter
to input the user
password.
Disabled
or
Enabled
Password on
Boot
When enabled, the computer prompts
for a password when the computer
boots up.
Disabled
or
Enabled
Parameter
Description
Options