Supervisor Password & User Password Setting - CHAINTECH 6AIV5 Manual

Award BIOS Setup Program
3-11 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
3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to
enter BIOS and change BIOS settings. When the Security Option function is set
to System, a password is required to enter both BIOS and the computer's operating
system (for example Windows 98) found on the boot drive. This is shown in Figures
3-12 and 3-13.
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
password in BIOS (See Figure 3-13 ). Note that when there is no supervisor password
set, the user password controls access to all BIOS settings (See Figure 3-12 below).
A. Set Either Supervisor Password or User Password
Figure 3-12 Set Either Supervisor or User Password
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