Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-31
5.
Press
to return to the System Security screen.
6.
Press
to return to the main menu.
7.
Press
to exit the BIOS utility. A dialog box appears asking if you want to save the
CMOS data.
8.
Select
Yes
to save the changes.
To remove the password, simply select the Setup Password parameter from the System
Security menu and set it to
None
.
Bypassing the Setup Password
If you forget your setup password, you can bypass the password security feature by hardware.
Follow these steps to bypass the password:
1.
Turn off and unplug the system.
2.
Open the system housing and set switch 2 of S1 to
On
to bypass the password function.
3.
Turn on the system and enter the BIOS utility. This time, the system does not require
you to type in a password.
You can either change the existing Setup
password or remove it by selecting
None
. Refer to
the previous section for the procedure.
3.9.2
Power-on Password
The Power-on Password secures your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this
password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. To set this password, enter the
BIOS utility, select System Security, then highlight the Power-on Password parameter. Follow
the same procedure as in setting the Setup password.
