Personal Computer User Manual

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● User Password
This item displays the status of user passwords.
- Clear
No password is set.
- Set
A password is set.
- Disabled
The password jumper is set to Disabled and passwords are disabled.
● Set Supervisor Password
Press the Enter key to set the entered supervisor password.
- When ‘Set Supervisor Password’ is set, the supervisor can manage user access to the
BIOS setup utility.
- If a password is set while ‘Password on Boot’ is [Disabled] and ‘Floppy Disk Access’ is
[Supervisor Only], all users are considered general users and are not permitted to
access floppy disk drives.
● Set User Password
This item appears when ‘Set Supervisor Password’ is set. Press the Enter key to set a
user password.
- When ‘Set User Password’ is set, the user is requested to enter a password when
accessing the BIOS setup utility or booting the system. If the user enters a wrong
password three times, the message “System stopped” is displayed and the PC does not
respond to keyboard entry. In such a case, press the Power switch for at least four
seconds to turn the PC off. After waiting at least ten seconds, turn the power on again
and enter the correct password.
- When both ‘Set User Password’ and ‘Supervisor Password’ are set, BIOS setup items
are restricted.
● Set User Password Length
This item appears when ‘Supervisor Password’ is set. Set the shortest possible password
in ‘Set User Password.’
- 1 to 16 (Initial value: 16)
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