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4.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting
The user can set the password for either supervisor or user,, or for both
of them.
supervisor password: for entering and changing the settings of the
system
user password: for just entering the system but does not have the
privilege to change any settings of the system
If this function is enabled, the following message will appear to guide the
user to create a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.
The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. The user will be asked to re-type the password, and
press <Enter>.
Note: The user may press <Esc> to skip the selection and not to enter a
password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when prompted to enter the
password. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and the
user can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED:
When a password has been set, the user will be prompted to enter it
every time when entering Setup. This prevents an unauthorized user
from changing any part of the system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is set, the user can also require the BIOS
to request a password every time the system starts. This would prevent
any unauthorized use of the computer.
The user determines when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its security option (see Section 3). If the
security option is set to “password”, then it will be required both at boot