BIOS Utilities
Security Menu 5 - 13
5
Set Supervisor Password (Security Menu)
You can set a password for access to the
Setup
utility. This will not affect ac-
cess to the computer OS, (only the
Setup
utility) unless you choose to set a
Password on Boot
(see below). You can set the user password from the sub-
menu (
Set User Password
) after you have set the supervisor password.
Set User Password (Security Menu)
You can set a password for
user mode
access to the
Setup
utility. This will not
affect access to the computer OS, (only the
Setup
utility) unless you choose to
set a
Password on Boot
(see below). Many menu items in the
Setup
utility can-
not be modified in
user mode
. You can only set the user password after you
have set the supervisor password.
Password on boot: (Security Menu)
Specify whether a password (supervisor or user password) should be entered
to boot the computer. If “
Enabled
” is selected, only users who enter a correct
password can boot the system (
see the warning in the sidebar
). The default
setting is “
Disabled
”.
Note
: To clear existing passwords press Enter and type the existing password.
Then press Enter for the new password (without typing any password entry)
and Enter again to confirm the password clearance.
Password Warning
If you set a boot pass-
word (Password on boot
is “Enabled“),
NEVER
forget your password.
The consequences of
this could be serious. If
you cannot remember
your boot password you
must contact your ven-
dor and you may lose all
of the information on
your hard disk.
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