Technical information

AWARD BIOS 4-19
To change the password, choose the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD or USER PASS-
WORD " option from the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu and press [Enter].
NOTE : Either "Setup" or "System" must be selected in the "Security Option" of the
BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu (Refer to Figure 4-3 for the details).
1. If CMOS is corrupted or the option is not used, a default password stored in the ROM
will be used. The screen will display the following message:
Enter Password:
Press the [Enter] key to continue after proper password is given.
2. If CMOS is corrupted or the option was used earlier and the user wish to change
default password, the SETUP UTILITY will display a message and ask for a
confirmation.
Confirm Password:
3. After pressing the [Enter] key (ROM password if the option was not used) or current
password (user-defined password), the user can change the password and store the
new one in CMOS RAM. A maximum of 8 characters is acceptable.
4-8 Change Supervisor or User Password
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A59IPAB)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
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Load SETUP Default (Y/N)? Y
STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT
PNP/PCI CONFIGURA ETUP
INTEGRATED PERIPH SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: QUIT :SELECT ITEM
F10:Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 :Change Color
Load Setup Defaults Except Standard COMS SETUP
Figure 4-8 LOAD SETUP DEFAULT