At the point where Setup Entry/Boot would be in the normal boot path, the BIOS will display the following prompt and wait for
a keystroke:
[ESC] Normal Boot
[F2]
Intel® visual BIOS
[F3]
Disable Fast Boot
[F4]
BIOS Recovery
[F7]
Update BIOS
[F9]
Remote Assistance
[F10]
Enter Boot Menu
[F12]
Network Boot
[F2] Enter Setup
is displayed instead if Visual BIOS is not supported.
[F3] Disable Fast Boot
is only displayed if at least one Fast Boot optimization is enabled.
[F9] Remote Assistance
is only displayed if Remote Assistance is supported
If an unrecognized key is hit, then the BIOS will beep and wait for another keystroke. If one of the listed hotkeys is hit, the
BIOS will follow the indicated boot path. Password requirements must still be honored.
If Disable Fast Boot is selected, the BIOS will disable all Fast Boot optimizations and reset the systems.
BIOS Security Features
The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A
supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the
following restrictions:
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The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in the BIOS Setup
program. This is the supervisor mode.
•
The user password gives restricted access to view and change Setup options in the BIOS Setup program. This is
the user mode.
•
If only the supervisor password is set, pressing the <Enter> key at the password prompt of the BIOS Setup program
allows the user restricted access to Setup.
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If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, users can enter either the supervisor password of the user
password to access Setup. Users have access to Setup respective to which password is entered.
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Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt will be displayed before the
computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer boots without asking for a password. If
other passwords are set, the user can enter wither password to boot the computer.
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For enhanced security, use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords.
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Valid password characters are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. Passwords may be up to 19 characters in length.
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To clear a set password, enter a blank password after entering the existing password.
Supervisor and user Password Functions
Password Set
Supervisor Mode
User Mode
Setup Options
Password to Enter
Setup
Password During
Boot
Neither
Can change all
options*
Can change all
options*
None
None
None
Supervisor only
Can change all
options
Can change a
limited number of
options
Supervisor
password
Supervisor
None
User only
N/A
Can change all
options
Enter password
Clear user
password
User
User
Supervisor and
user set
Can change all
options
Can change a
limited number of
options
Supervisor
password
Enter password
Supervisor or user
Supervisor or user
*Note: If no password is set, any user can change all setup options.