Supervisor Password & User Password Setting - CHAINTECH 5AGM2 User Manual

Award BIOS Setup Program
3-8 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting
There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are
located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure
3-3). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to
enter BIOS and change BIOS settings. When the Securitiy Option function is set
to System, a password is required to to enter both BIOS and the the computer's
operating system (for example Windows 95) found on the boot drive. This is shown
in Figures 3-9 and 3-10.
The third and fourth variables are user password and supervisor password selected
in BIOS (Figure 3-1). The main purpose of separating user and supervisor is to allow
only the supervisor to have control over the settings in BIOS. The user, on the other
hand, is only allowed to access the computer's operating system and change the user
passorword in BIOS (See Figure 3-10 below). Note that when there is no supervisor
password set, the user password controls access to all BIOS settings (See Figure
3-9 below).
A. Set Either Supervisor Password or User Password
Figure 3-9 Set Either Supervisor or User Password
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