Set Supervisor/User Password - MSI MEGA 865 User Manual

3.12 Set Supervisor/user password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the
screen:
Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS
memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can
enter Setup without entering any password.
When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every
time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from chang-
ing any part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have Award BIOS
to request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the pass-
word prompt is required is the Security Option of the ADVANCED BIOS FEA-
TURES menu. If the Security Option is set to [System], the password is required
both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to [Setup], password prompt only
occurs when you try to enter Setup.
MSI Reminds You...
About Supervisor Password & User Password:
Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of the
User password:
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setup menu.
Can only enter but do not have the right to
change the settings of the setup menu.
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