4-20 System BIOS and Utilities
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WARNING
If the User Password Is Clear field (or Supervisor
Password Is Clear) appears in the Security Menu,
the corresponding password feature is disabled.
(Your system is not password protected.)
How to Disable Password Protection
1.
From the Security Menu, highlight the “Set User
Password” or “Set Supervisor Password” field
(depending on which password you’re disabling).
2.
Type your password in the Enter Current Password
field, then press the
Enter
key.
3.
Don’t type anything in the Enter New Password field —
just press the
Enter
key.
4.
Again, don’t type anything in the Confirm New
Password field — just press the
Enter
key.
If the message “User Password Is Clear” (or “Supervisor
Password Is Clear”) appears in the Security Menu, the User
(or Supervisor) password feature is disabled.
Unattended Start
By enabling this feature and the User Password feature, the
system boots up and runs, but the keyboard and mouse are
locked and your keyboard LEDs flash on and off. To use
the keyboard and mouse, you need to enter the User
Password first. (A password is also required to boot from a
floppy disk.)
Press the right arrow (cursor) key to move to the Power
Menu.