Asus X58 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-33
Chapter 3
3.8.3 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item
and press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
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, key in a password composed of at least six letters and/or
numbers, then press <Enter>.
3. Conrm 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 user password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press
<Enter>. The message Password Uninstalled appears.
If you have forgotten your BIOS password, you can clear 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.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change
other security settings.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup
Boot
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disable password.