AWARD BIOS 4-15
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 new
one in CMOS RAM. A maximum of 8 characters can be entered.
4-8
CHANGE SUPERVISOR or USER PASSWORD
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LDPAB)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
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
