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1. Start the Setup Utility program (See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 13.) 2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key. 3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the password, and press the Enter key. 4. Re-type the password to confirm, if you type the password correctly, the password will be installed. To change a Power-On Password, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program (See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 13.) 2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key. 3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password then press the Enter key. 4. Type the new password, then press the Enter key. Re-type the password to confirm the new password, if you type the password correctly, the new password will be installed. To delete a previously set Power-On Password, do the following : 1. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key. 2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password and press the Enter key. 3. To delete the Power-On Password, Enter blank fields for each new password line item. A setup notice will display that changes have been saved. 4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select the Exit option. 5. Select Save changes and Exit from the menu. Enabling or disabling a device The Devices options is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices: USB Functions Select whether to enable or disable USB (Universal Serial Bus) functions. If the functions are disabled, no USB devices can be used. SATA Controller When feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the SATA connectors (e.g. hard disk drives or the optical disk drive) are disabled and can't be accessed. Onboard Audio Controller Onboard Ethernet Controller or Onboard PXE Controller Select whether to enable or disable the Onboard Audio Controller, when feature is set to Disabled all devices connected to the audio connectors (e.g. a headphone or a microphone) are disabled and can't be used. Select whether to enable or disable Onboard Ethernet Controller, or select whether to enable or disable load onboard PXE (Preboot Execution Environment). To enable or disable a device, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 13). 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Devices. 3. Select: USB Setup press the Enter key, and then select USB Functions. ATA Drives Setup press the Enter key , and then select SATA Mode. Audio Setup press the Enter key, and then select Onboard Audio Controller. Network Setup press the Enter key, then select Onboard Ethernet Support or LAN Boot Agent. 4. Select Disabled or Enabled and press the Enter key. Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility 15

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1. Start the Setup Utility program (See ”Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 13.)
2. From the
Security
menu, select
Set Power-On Password
and press the
Enter
key.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the password, and press the
Enter
key.
4. Re-type the password to confirm, if you type the password correctly, the password will be installed.
To change a Power-On Password, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (See ”Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 13.)
2. From the
Security
menu, select
Set Power-On Password
and press the
Enter
key.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password then press the
Enter
key.
4. Type the new password, then press the
Enter
key. Re-type the password to confirm the new password,
if you type the password correctly, the new password will be installed.
To delete a previously set Power-On Password, do the following :
1. From the
Security
menu, select
Set Power-On Password
and press the
Enter
key.
2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password and press the
Enter
key.
3. To delete the
Power-On Password
,
Enter
blank fields for each new password line item. A setup
notice will display that changes have been saved.
4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select the
Exit
option.
5. Select
Save changes and Exit
from the menu.
Enabling or disabling a device
The
Devices
options is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices:
USB Functions
Select whether to enable or disable
USB
(Universal Serial
Bus) functions. If the functions are disabled, no
USB
devices can be used.
SATA Controller
When feature is set to
Disabled
, all devices connected to
the SATA connectors (e.g. hard disk drives or the optical
disk drive) are disabled and can’t be accessed.
Onboard Audio Controller
Select whether to enable or disable the
Onboard Audio
Controller
, when feature is set to Disabled all devices
connected to the audio connectors (e.g. a headphone or
a microphone) are disabled and can’t be used.
Onboard Ethernet Controller or Onboard PXE
Controller
Select whether to enable or disable
Onboard Ethernet
Controller
, or select whether to enable or disable load
onboard
PXE
(
Preboot Execution Environment
).
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 13).
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select
Devices
.
3. Select:
USB Setup
press the
Enter
key, and then select
USB Functions
.
ATA Drives Setup
press the
Enter
key , and then select
SATA Mode
.
Audio Setup
press the
Enter
key, and then select
Onboard Audio Controller
.
Network Setup
press the
Enter
key, then select
Onboard Ethernet Support
or
LAN Boot Agent
.
4. Select
Disabled
or
Enabled
and press the
Enter
key.
Chapter 5
.
Using the Setup Utility
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