ASUS K8V-F motherboard user guide
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Security Settings
Supervisor Password Not Installed
User Password Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to disable
password.
User Access Level (Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]
No Access
prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View Only
allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited
allows change to only selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access
allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User 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 User Password:
1. Select the Change User Password item and press Enter.
2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/or
numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six characters.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you have successfully set your
password. The User Password item now shows
Installed
. To change the user
password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password
Clear User Password
Select this item if you wish to clear the user password.
Password Check [Setup]
When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup
utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing
Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
