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AWARD BIOS
3.10 Password Setting
Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password,
the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup.
To set a password:
1.
At the prompt, type your password.
alphanumeric characters. When you type the characters, they appear as
asterisks on the password screen box.
2.
After typing the password, press <Enter> key.
3.
At the next prompt, re-type your password and press again to confirm
the new password. After the password entry, the screen automatically
reverts to the main screen.
To disable the password, press when prompted to enter the password. The
screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled.
3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection
If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this function to detect its
parameters and enter them into the "Standard CMOS Setup" automatically.
This routine only detects one set of parameters for your IDE hard drive. Some
IDE drives can use more than one set of parameters. If your hard disk is
formatted using different parameters than those detected, you have to enter
the parameters manually. If the parameters listed do not match the ones used
to format the disk, the information on that disk will not be accessible. If the
auto-detected parameters displayed do not match those that used for your
drive, ignore them. Type
manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
3.12 Save & Exit Setup
This function automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup.
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Your password can be up to 8
N
to reject the values and enter the correct ones
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