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4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Not Installed Not Installed to change password. again to disable password. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 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 have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six characters. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Installed" appears after you have successfully set your password. The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed. 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 "2.7 Jumpers" for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.6.3
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
Supervisor Password
Not Installed
User Password
Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
Security Settings
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> 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 have set a password, this item shows
Installed
.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1.
Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter.
2.
On the password box that appears, type a password composed of
letters and/or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have
at least six characters.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you have
successfully set your password.
The Supervisor Password item now shows
Installed
.
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 “2.7
Jumpers” for
information on how to erase the RTC RAM.