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unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.
3-10 Load Optimized Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS
Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If user-defined BIOS settings are corrupted and
therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the
computer.
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 computer's operating system (For
example, Windows 98) found on the boot drive. The third and fourth variables are user
password and supervisor password selected in BIOS (Figure 3-1). The main purpose of
separating users and supervisors is to allow only the supervisor to have control over the
BIOS settings. The user, on the other hand, is only allowed to access computer's
operating system and change the user password in BIOS.
When there is no supervisor password being set, the user password controls
access to all BIOS settings.
3-12 Save and Exit Setup
If you select this and type [Y] followed by [Enter], the values entered in the setup
utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip.
3-13 Exit Without Saving
Selecting this option and pressing [Y] followed by [Enter] lets you exit the Setup
program without recording any new values or changing old ones.
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