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BIOS Setup
Set Supervisor/User Password
When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:
Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory.
You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled.
Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup
without entering any password.
When a password has been set, 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 have AMIBIOS to
request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unautho-
rized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password prompt is
required is the PASSWORD CHECK option of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu.
If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to [Always], the password is required both at
boot and at entry to Setup. If set to [Setup], password prompt only occurs when you
try to enter Setup.
MSI Reminds You...
About Supervisor Password & User Password:
Supervisor password:
Can enter and change the settings of the setup
menu.
User password:
Can only enter but do not have the right to
change the settings of the setup menu.
