VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard
AWARD BIOS SETUP
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4.11
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGXXX)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
USER PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
LOAD SETUP DEFAULT
ESC : Quit
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
The password entry in this field is different to the "Power On Function" mentioned in
Section 2-2 and Section 4-8. Those password settings are used to power on your PC
system, However, the “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD” will be used to check the
authority when power-on the PC system. The Supervisor Password will have different
function according to the "Security Option" setup in Section 4.5:
When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
If you want to change the BIOS setting, you will have to key-in the Supervisor
Password so that you can start the BIOS setup program and change the system
setting..
When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password. Without
the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be
loaded.