User Guide

ASUS P5VD1-X Motherboard 4-31
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information on how
to erase the RTC RAM.
4.6.3 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Change
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Security Settings
Supervisor Password :Not Installed
User Password :Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
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 have 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, type a password combination of at least six
(6) letters and/or numbers, then press
<Enter>
.
3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message “Password
Installed” appears after you have successfully set your password.
The Supervisor Password item now shows
Installed.
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>
. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow
you to change other security settings.