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BIOS SETUP
BIOS SETUP
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The “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD” is for you to control unauthorized access to your BIOS
CMOS Setup or Booting into the your PC system. The Supervisor Password option is
used together with the Security Option in section.
When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
If you want to change the BIOS setting, you will have to key-in the Supervisor
Password so that you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and change the system
setting.
When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password in order to
boot up your system. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the
operation system will not be loaded.
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Standard CMOS Features
Frequency / Voltage Control
Advanced BIOS Features
Load Optimized Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features
Set Supervisor Password
Integrated Peripherals
Set User Password
Power Management Setup
Save & Exit Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Exit Without Saving
PC Health Status
ESC : Quit
"#$%
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
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SET USER PASSWORD
SET USER PASSWORD
The User Password can be used to check the user's authority. However, this password
entry is different from the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" mentioned in previous section.
The User Password will have different function according to the "Supervisor Password"
and the "Security Option" setup:
A.
When there is a password stored in the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD"
1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
When you use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, you can only
select "User Password", "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING" from
the main menu. (Using Supervisor Password to log into the PC system, you will have
the complete right to access all BIOS settings.)