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You can enter a password by:
·
typing the password on the keyboard,
·
selecting each letter via the mouse.
Setting Password
The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears
every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when WinBIOS Setup is run). The
password is stored in CMOS RAM. The system asks for a password.
Enter a 1 to 6 character password. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. WinBIOS will ask you to
retype the password. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure the
system.
Changing Password
Select the Password icon from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press
<Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password
as prompted and press <Enter>.
If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered without error, press
<Esc> to return to the WinBIOS Setup Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS RAM after WinBIOS Setup
completes. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the password if the password function is present and is
enabled.
3.15 Anti-Virus
The Anti-Virus option is selected by choosing the "Anti-Virus" icon from the Security section of the AMI WinBIOS
Setup main menu selection screen.
When this option is enabled, WinBIOS issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or
attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. If enabled, the following
appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector. You may have to type N several times to prevent the boot sector
write.
The following is displayed after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS
INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service:
3.16
Original Setup
The Original Setup option is selected by choosing the "Original" icon from the Default section of the AMI WinBIOS
Setup main menu selection screen. Use this option to return to the system configuration values present in WinBIOS
Setup when you first began this WinBIOS Setup session.
3.17
Optimal Setup
The Optimal Setup option is selected by choosing the "Optimal" icon from the Default section of the AMI WinBIOS
Setup main menu selection screen. Use this option to load the optimal settings for the WinBIOS Setup options. The
optimal default settings are best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS Ram is corrupted, the
Optimal settings are loaded automatically.
3.18
Fail-safe Setup
The Fail-safe Setup option is selected by choosing the "Fail-safe" icon from the Default section of the AMI WinBIOS
Setup main menu selection screen. Use this option to load the Fail-safe WinBIOS Setup option settings. The Fail-safe
Boot Sector Write!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
Format!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
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