Supervisor / User Password - Gigabyte GA-8TM User Manual

8TM Motherboard

Supervisor / User Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen
to assist you in creating a password.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24d
( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC : Quit
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR
PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS
Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.
If you select "Always" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup
Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
Enter new supervisor password:
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F7: Load Setup Defaults
Change / Set / Disable Password
Figure 11: Password Setting
F10: Save & Exit
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