User`s guide

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Set Supervisor/User Password
You can set a supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences between them are:
1. Supervisor password: You can enter and change the options on the setup menu.
2. User password: You can just enter, but have no right to change the options on the setup menu.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist
you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD
Type a maximum eight-character password, and press <Enter>. This typed password will clear
previously entered password from the CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm this password.
Type this password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort this selection and
not enter a password.
To disable the password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter a password. A message
will confirm the password is getting disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and
you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
When a password is enabled, you have to type it every time you enter the Setup. It prevents any
unauthorized persons from changing your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every
time the system reboots. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.
You decide when the password is required for the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option.
If the Security option is set to “System”, the password is required during booting up and entry into the
Setup; if it is set as “Setup”, a prompt will only appear before entering the Setup.