Gateway 5860 Personal Computer User Manual


 
BIOS Security Features
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Setting a supervisor password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter.
A password box will appear.
2. Type a password then press Enter.
The password may consist up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z,a-z,0-9)
3. Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.
4. Press F10.
5. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.
Changing the supervisor password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter.
2. Type the original password then press Enter.
3. Type a new password then press Enter.
4. Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.
5. Press F10.
6. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.
Removing a supervisor password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter.
2. Enter the current password then press Enter.
3. Press Enter twice without entering anything in the password fields.
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Parameter Description
Supervisor Password Indicates the status of the supervisor password.
User Password
Indicates the status of the user password.
Change Supervisor
Password
Supervisor password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS
Setup Utility.
Press Enter to change the Supervisor password.