Security - Asus Motherboard M3A78-EM User Manual

2.6.3.

Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password
User Password
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Passward
Change.Supervisor.Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor.
Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not.Installed. After you set
a password, this item shows Installed.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the Change.Supervisor.Password item and press <Enter>.
2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters
and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message "Password.Installed" appears after you successfully set your
password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a
supervisor password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change.Supervisor.Password then
press <Enter>. The message "Password.uninstalled" appears.
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section "1.9 Jumpers" for information on how to
erase the RTC RAM.
2-36
: Not Installed
: Not Installed
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Chapter 2: BIOS setup