Asus Motherboard M3A78-EM User Manual page 89

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
User Password
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check
User.Access.Level.[Full.Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]
No.Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View.Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full.Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.
Change.User.Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User.Password item on
top of the screen shows the default Not.Installed. After you set a password, this
item shows Installed.
To set a User Password:
1. Select the Change.User.Password item and press <Enter>.
2. On the password box that appears, 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 set your password
successfully.
To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
Clear.User.Password
Select this item to clear the user password.
Password.Check.[Setup]
When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup
utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing
Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]
ASUS M3A78-EM
: Installed
: Installed
[Full Access]
[Setup]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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