Asus A8V User Manual page 92

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password
then press <Enter>. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears.
If you forget 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
User Password
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check
Boot Sector Virus Protection
User Access Level (Full Access]
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 change only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup
utility.
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: Installed
: Not Installed
[Full Access]
[Setup]
[Disabled]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup