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will appear beside the prompt and your computer halts operation.
3. If the user is able to enter the correct password, he or she may then proceed to use
the computer.
It is important to remember the password you have set especially the Supervisor password. If
you have forgotten the password, the only way to delete the password is by resetting the CMOS
battery. Contact your dealer for assistance.
5.9 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
Running the
Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
option allows you to set the default
optimal settings. This option is useful when you want to return all settings to
its default value.
5.10 How to Exit the Setup Program
There are two ways of leaving the SETUP program:
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Save Settings and Exit - this option saves all changes made while running the BIOS Setup
program and restarts your computer. You may also press the
<F10>
key to activate this
option.
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Exit Without Saving - this option allows you to discard all changes made while running
the BIOS Setup program and restarts your computer. You may also press the
<Esc>
key to
activate this option. When system restarts, the last saved CMOS configuration will be
used.
5.11 How to Upgrade the BIOS
Your computer uses EPROM Flash BIOS chip that allows you to easily upgrade the BIOS pro-
gram by using the
FLASHxxx.COM
utility program without the need to set any
hardware jumper switch.
This item allows you to set the IRQ for the parallel LPT1 port. The
default is
Auto.
This item is only used when you set the parallel Port Mode to
ECP
.
The default is
Auto.
This item allows you to set the Game Port address. The default is
Disabled
.
5.7 Using Auto-Detect Hard Disks
Running
Auto-Detect Hard Disks
option allows you to bypass setting the Primary and Sec-
ondary Master disk on the Standard CMOS Setup menu. It detects all IDE disk drive types and
automatically configures the required parameters. It includes detecting the fastest PIO mode
supported by the disk drive as well as 32-bit disk transfer.
5.8 Using System Password
Your computer provides two levels of system password to prevent others from accessing your
system or the BIOS Setup configuration. The first level is the
User Password
which only pro-
vides standard BIOS Setup configuration and does not allow the user to modify much. The sec-
ond level is the
Supervisor Password
which allows the user to access the entire BIOS Setup
configuration menus and make changes.
Your computer also provides an option on the Advanced CMOS Setup menu to either always
check the password before system boot up or check the password only when accessing the BIOS
SETUP program. If you set the Password Check to SETUP, then your computer will only
prompt you for the password when you press the <Del> key to enter the BIOS SETUP program.
The system password works this way:
1. Upon booting your computer, the user is given three chances to enter the correct
password which you have set.
2. Once the user is not able to enter the correct password, a blinking face character
Parallel Port IRQ
Parallel Port DMA
Channel
OnBoard Game
Port