User guide

BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup
Section 9
Security
You may set either supervisor or user password, or both for different system
securities. The differences between are:
Set
SUPERVISSOR
PASSWORD
You may enter and change the options of the setup menus.
(Also refer Security Option In the BIOS Features Setup )
Set
USER
PASSWORD
You may only enter but do not have the right to change the
options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the
following message will appear at the center of the screen to
assist you in creating a password. (Also refer Security Option
In the BIOS Features Setup )
ENTER
PASSWORD
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press
<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously
entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and
not enter a password.
PASSWORD
DISABLED
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are
prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the
password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to
enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an
unauthorized person from changing any part of your system
configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you may also
require the BIOS to request a password every time your
system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of
your computer.
You determine when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section 3).
If the Security option is set to System, the password will be
required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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