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Chapter 2
Security
The system supports three levels of password protection. The password support consists of a
Supervisor Password, User Password, and Hard Disk Password. All the passwords are stored in a
non-volatile storage device (EEPROM).
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Password Policy:
All the passwords will obey the following rules:
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All the passwords can be set or cleared in BIOS Setup Security screen.
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The password entry consists of eight alphanumeric characters. At least one character must be
assigned.
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The valid keys are listed in the table below:
Symbol Character
Symbol Name
A-Z
letters A to Z (not case sensitive)
0-9
numerical characters
-
dash
=
equal sign
[
left bracket
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info.
Main Advanced
Boot
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password Is:
Clear
User Password Is:
Clear
[Enter]
Set Supervisor Password
Password on Boot:
[Disabled]
Supervisor Password
controls accesses of the
setup utility.
to boot up when Password on
boot is enabled.
F1
Help
↑ ↓
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
←
→
Select Menu
Enter
Select
4
Sub-Menu
F10
Save and Exit
Set User Passord
[Enter]
Clear
Set HDD Password
[Enter]
Exit
Security
HDD Password Is:
It can be used
