Set Supervisor / User Password - Gigabyte GA-7VKMLE User Manual

Set Supervisor / 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.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item
F7: Optimized Values
Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. 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 password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear t o confirm the password being disabled. Once the password
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR PASS
WORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program
functi o n. When enabled, the Supervisor password i s required for entering the BIOS Setup program and
having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.
If you select "Always" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup
Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.
GA-7VKMLE Motherboard
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed
Enter new supervisor password:
F5: Old Values
F8: Q-Flash Utility
Change / Set / Disable Passw ord
Figure 11: Passw ord Setting
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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
F6: Fail-Safe Values
F10:Sav e & Ex it