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Set Supervisor/User Password
When y ou selec t this function, the follow ing message w ill appear at the center of the s creen to
assis t y ou in creating a pass w ord.
Ty pe the pas sw ord, up to eight characters, and pres s <Enter>. You w ill be asked to confirm the
pas sw ord. T y pe the pass w ord again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Es c> to abort the
selec tion and not enter a pass w ord.
To disable pass w ord, just press <Enter> w hen y ou are prompted to enter pass w ord. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" w ill appear to confirm the passw ord being disabled. Once the passw ord is
disabled, the sy stem w ill boot and y ou c an enter Setup freely .
The BIOS Setup program allow s y ou to specify tw o separate passw ords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWOR D and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, any one may access all
BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Superv isor passw ord is required for entering the BIOS
Setup program and hav ing full configuration fields, the User passw ord is required to access only basic
items.
If y ou s elect "Sy s tem " at "Pas sw ord Check" in Adv anc e BIOS Features Menu, y ou w ill be
prompted for the passw ord ev ery time the sy stem is rebooted or any time y ou try to enter Setup Menu.
If y ou selec t "Setup" at "Passw ord Check" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, y ou w ill be prompted
only w hen y ou try to enter Setup.
Figure 12: Passw ord Setting
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are
} Standard CMOS Features Top Performance
} Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
} Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults
} Pow er Management Setup Set Superv isor Passw ord
} PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord
} PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Setup
} Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing
ESC:Quit higf :Select Item
F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup
Change/Set/Disable Passw ord
Enter Password: