Supervisor/User Password Setting - Intel i865PE User Manual

BIOS

4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting

This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS menus.
supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus.
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.
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The pass-
word typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. 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 a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to key in each time you
enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a
password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use
of your computer.
You can determine when the password is required within the Advanced BIOS
Features Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to "System",
the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to "Setup",
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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only enter but no rights to change options of the setup
menus.
ENTER PASSWORD:
PASSWORD DISABLED.