About User And Supervisor Passwords - Sony VAIO Digital Studio PCV-E314DS Reference Manual

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About User and Supervisor Passwords

The system allows you to specify up to two passwords (a User password
and a Supervisor password) in the BIOS Setup Utility. The User password
is required; the Supervisor password is optional.
Access to the BIOS Setup Utility depends on which passwords were
previously set, as indicated next.
If you set these passwords...
User password only
Supervisor password only
Both passwords
...the following passwords are required:
User password is required at bootup.
No password is required at bootup.
Supervisor password is required by most
setup options.
User password is required at bootup.
Supervisor password is required by most
setup options.