User's Manual

Using BIOS Setup 5-5
Security Menu
The Security menu contains the security settings, which safeguard your system against
unauthorized use.
NOTE:
 You can set the user password only when the supervisor
password has been set.
 If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you can
enter any of them for starting up the system and/or entering
BIOS Setup. However, the user password only allows you to
view/change the settings of certain items.
 A password setting is applied right after it is confirmed.
To cancel a password, leave the password empty by pressing
the Enter key.
 Account’s Password Status
Supervisor/User Password Is shows whether you have set the supervisor/user
password or not for the system.
Set Supervisor/User Password sets the supervisor/user password. You can set
the supervisor/user password to be required for starting up the system and/or
entering BIOS Setup.
 Password on Boot allows you to enable or disable the entering of password
for booting up your system. This item appears only on Windows 7 models.
 HDD Security Status
HDD 0 Password State shows whether you have set the hard disk password or
not.
Set HDD 0 Password sets the password for locking the Primary Master hard disk
drive. After setting a password, the hard disk drive can only be unlocked by
the password no matter where it is installed.
 TPM Setup Menu
TPM Support enables or disables TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support. TPM