Owner's manual
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 3-37
Chapter 3
3.8.3 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item
and press �Enter to display the conguration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item
on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item
shows Installed.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.
2. From the password box, key in a password composed of up to six letters and/or
numbers, then press <Enter>.
3. Conrm the password when prompted.
The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press
<Enter> twice. The message Password Uninstalled appears.
If you have forgotten your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC
RAM.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change
other security settings.
User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
[No Access] Prevents user access to the Setup utility.
[View Only] Allows access but does not allow change to any eld.
[Limited] Allows changes only to selected elds, such as Date and Time.
[Full Access] Allows viewing and changing all the elds in the Setup utility.
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