User`s manual

Chapter 5: Running Setup

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The password check option is enabled in the Advanced Setup by

choosing either

Always

Setup

. The password is stored in CMOS RAM.

You can enter a password by typing the password on the keyboard,

selecting each letter via the mouse, or selecting each letter via the pen

stylus. Pen access must be customized for each specific hardware

platform.

When you select Supervisor or User, AMIBIOS prompts for a password.

You must set the Supervisor password before you can set the User

password. Enter a 1-6 character password. The password does not

appear on the screen when typed. Retype the new password as

prompted and press <Enter>. Make sure you write it down. If you forget

it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure.

5-3 Utility Setup

5-3-1 Anti-Virus

When this icon is selected, AMIBIOS issues a warning when any program

(or virus) issues a disk format command or attempts to write to the boot

sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are

Enabled

Disabled

5-3-2 Language

Note: The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings for this option

are English.

5-4 Default Setting

Every option in WinBIOS Setup contains two default settings: a Fail-Safe

default, and an Optimal default.

5-4-1 Optimal Default

The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings for all

devices and system features.