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Chapter 5: BIOS setup
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information on how to
erase the RTC RAM.
5.6.3.
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press
<Enter>
to display the configuration options.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
Change.Supervisor.Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The
Supervisor.
Password
item on top of the screen shows the default
Not.Installed
. After you set
a password, this item shows
Installed
.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the
Change.Supervisor.Password
item and press
<Enter>
.
2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters
and/or numbers, then press
<Enter>
.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “
Password.Installed
” appears after you successfully set your
password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a
supervisor password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the
Change.Supervisor.Password
then
press
<Enter>
. The message “
Password.uninstalled
” appears.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.
