ASUS K8S-MX motherboard
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After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how
to erase the RTC RAM.
2.6.4 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor
Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you
have set a password, this item shows Installed.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.
2. From the password box, type a password combination of at least six (6) letters
and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed”
appears after you have successfully set your password.
The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user
password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then
press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Boot Sector Virus Protection
[Disabled]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disable password.
Summary of Contents for K8S-MX
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