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When you are done, press F10 to save your password and exit the BIOS Setup Utility
or you can proceed to setting the User password.
To set the User password:
↑ ↓
1
Press or to highlight Set User Password, then press E
Password box opens.
2
Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length cannot
exceed eight alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). The password is not case
sensitive.
3
Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.
Caution
Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not
appear on the screen.
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Press E . After setting the password, the value of User Password changes to Set.
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When you are done, press F10 to save your password and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
To remove a password:
↑ ↓
1
Press or to highlight Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password, then press
E . The Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password box opens.
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Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field, then press E
3
Press E twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm
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New Password fields. After removing the password, the value of Supervisor
Password changes to Clear.
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When you are done, press F10 to save your password and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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