Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup
Manual Number: 41209-004-1
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If You Do Not Want to Use a Password
Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears.
Setting a Password
The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password
prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only
when WINBIOS is run). The password is stored in CMOS RAM. The following screen appears
when you select the password icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu.
You can enter a password by:
Typing the password on the keyboard or Selecting each letter via the mouse.
When you select Supervisor or User, AMIBIOS prompts for a password. You must set the Supervi-
sor password before you can set the User password. Enter a 1 – 6 character password. The pass-
word does not appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you
must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system.
Changing a Password
Select the appropriate password icon (Supervisor or User) from the Security section of the WINBIOS
Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the charac-
ters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press
<Enter>.
If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered
without error, press <Esc> to return to the WINBIOS Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS
RAM after WINBIOS completes. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the pass-
word if the password function is present and is enabled.
Remember the Password
Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed. If you forget the password, you
need to reset the CMOS memory (refer to JP 9 on jumper settings - chapter 1)
Anti-Virus
When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu, AMIBIOS
issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write
to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. If enabled, the
following appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector. You may have to type N several
times to prevent the boot sector write.
Boot Sector Write!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _