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3.8.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Passward to change password. again to disable password. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password. To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . The message Password Uninstalled appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Full Access] [Setup] to change password. again to disabled password. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. [No Access] Prevents user access to the Setup utility. [View Only] Allows access but does not allow change to any field. [Limited] Allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time. [Full Access] Allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A78T-E 3-31

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ASUS M4A78T-E
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Chapter 3
3.8.3
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item
then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The
Supervisor Password
item
on top of the screen shows the default
Not Installed
. After you set a password, this item
shows
Installed
.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1.
Select the
Change Supervisor Password
item and press <Enter>.
2.
From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or
numbers, then press <Enter>.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message
Password Installed
appears after you successfully set your password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the
Change Supervisor Password
then press
<Enter>. The message
Password Uninstalled
appears.
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time
Clock (RTC) RAM. See section
2.6 Jumpers
for information on how to erase the RTC
RAM.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change
other security settings.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
: Not Installed
User Password
: Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disable password.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
: Installed
User Password
: Installed
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
[Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check
[Setup]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
[No Access]
Prevents user access to the Setup utility.
[View Only]
Allows access but does not allow change to any field.
[Limited]
Allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
[Full Access]
Allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.