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Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide 72
Section 3 Security
AMIBIOS Password Support
WINBIOS Setup has an optional password feature.
The system can be configured so that all users must
enter a password every time the system boots or
when WINBIOS Setup is executed.
Setting a Password
The password check option is enabled in Advanced
Setup (see page
59) by choosing either Always (the
password prompt appears every time the system is
powered on) or
Setup (the password prompt
appears only when WINBIOS is run). The password
is encrypted and stored in CMOS RAM.
As shown on the above screen, you are prompted
for a 1 – 6 character password. You can either type
the password on the keyboard or select each letter
of the password, one at a time, using the mouse.
The password does not appear on the screen when
typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it,
you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure.
If You Do Not Want to Use a Password Just press <Enter> when
the password prompt appears.