Set Supervisor/User Password - Gigabyte GA-8I845PE Pro User Manual

Set Supervisor/User Password

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ESC: Quit
F8:Q- Flash
When y ou select this function, the follow ing message w ill appear at the center of the screen to assist
y ou in creating a pass w ord.
Ty pe the pas sw ord, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You w ill be ask ed to confirm the
pas sw ord. Ty pe the passw ord again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc > to abort the
selec tion and not enter a pass w ord.
To disable pas sw ord, just press <Enter> w hen y ou are prompted to enter passw ord. A mess age
"PASSWORD DISABLED" w ill appear to confirm the passw ord being disabled. Once the pass w ord is
disabled, the sy stem w ill boot and y ou c an enter Setup freely .
The BIOS Setup program allow s y ou to specify tw o separate passw ords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, any one may access all BIOS
Setup program function. When enabled, the Superv isor passw ord is required for entering the BIOS
Setup program and hav ing full configuration fields, the User passw ord is required to acc ess only
basic items.
If y ou s elect "Sy stem" at "Passw ord Check" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, y ou w ill be prompted
for the passw ord ev ery time the sy stem is rebooted or any time y ou try to enter Setup Menu.
If y ou select "Setup" at "Pass w ord Check" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, y ou w ill be prompted
only w hen y ou try to enter Setup.
GA-8I845PE Pro Motherboard
Ente r Passw ord:
Chang e/Set/Dis able Pas sword
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Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults
Load Optimized Defa ults
Set Supervis or Pass word
Set U ser Pass word
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
higf: Selec t Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup