If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the
CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 4.3 "Jumper" for
information on how to erase the RTC RAM.
After you set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you
to change other security settings.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
User Password
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check
User Access Level (Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]
No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password
item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have
set a password, this item shows Installed.
To set a User Password:
1.
Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.
2.
On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at
least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
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Not Installed
Not Installed
[Full Access]
[Setup]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to disable
password.
Chapter 5: BIOS setup