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Setting a Password Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password: 1. Use the  and keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Type a password in the "Enter New Password" field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the "Confirm New Password" field. IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to "Set". 4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter. 5. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Removing a Password Follow these steps: 1. Use the  and  keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Password box appears: 2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. Press Enter twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to "Clear". Chapter 2 33

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Chapter 2
33
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1.
Use the
and
keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the
Enter
key. The
Set Supervisor Password box appears:
2.
Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New
Password” field.
IMPORTANT:
Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
3.
Press
Enter
.
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
4.
If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
5.
When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1.
Use the
and
keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the
Enter
key. The
Set Password box appears:
2.
Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press
Enter
.
3.
Press
Enter
twice
without
typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields.
The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.