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supervisor password :
can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
user password
: just 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 determine 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 “System”, the password will be required both at
boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
3-12 EXIT SELECTING
Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?
Y
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory
that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS
configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the
values the system is restarted again.
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)?
Y
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections
remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
Chapter 4
4-1 Mainboard Driver Install in Win9X,WinNT
To install the mainboard driver please run
X:\VIA\Driver\SETUP.EXE.
After execute Setup .EXE the screen will depend on the OS (Operating System) to show the
necessary Driver which you have to install in your system, such like IDE Driver, AGP VXD
Driver, VIA chipset Feature Registry and IRQ Routing Miniport Driver . Follow the procedure
to install the driver.
