Computer Hardware User Manual

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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User’s Manual

Change Supervisor Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub-menu, and then type in

the password.

Change User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub-menu, and then type in

the password.

Clear User Password

This option allows the user to clear a password that has been previously entered

into the system.

Password Check

Set to Setup to allow the system to perform a password check when the

BIOS Setup is invoked. Set to Always to allow the system to perform a

password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system

boots up.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to

deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection. Select "Enabled" to enable boot sector

protection. When Enabled, the AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program (or

virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the

hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

4-5 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass-

words, the Supervisor password must be set ﬁ rst.