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4.13 Supervisor/User Password Setting
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then.
The differences between are:
Supervisor Password :
Can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
User Password
:
Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options
of the setup menus. When you select this function, the
following message will appear at the center of the screen to
assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and
press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any
previously entered password from CMOS memory. You
will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password
again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to
abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are
prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm
the password will be disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup
freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted
to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This
prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part
of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also
require the BIOS to request a password every time your
system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use
of your computer.
You decide when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section
3). If the Security option is set to password will be
required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to
“Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
