CHAINTECH 7NJL3, User Manual

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Chapter 3
3.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the
CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup
program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be
loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.
3.9 Load Optimized Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the
CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup
program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be
loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.
3.10 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting
There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two
are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu
(Figure 3-1). When the Security Option function is set to
Setup , a password is
required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings. When the Security Option
function is set to
System , a password is required to enter both BIOS and the
computer's operating system (for example Windows 98) found on the boot drive.
The third and fourth variables are user password and supervisor password
selected in BIOS (Figure 3-1). The main purpose of separating user and
supervisor is to allow only the supervisor to have control over the settings in
BIOS. The user, on the other hand, is only allowed to access the computer's
operating system and change the user password in BIOS.
Note: that when there is no supervisor password set, the user password
controls access to all BIOS settings.
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