Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults; Supervisor Password & User Password Setting - Aaeon 9LIF5 User Manual

Chapter 3

3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup
Utility menu (Figure3-1). These settings should be used to bring the system back to a
functional level if the system does not respond to the Optimized Defaults.

3-10 Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS Setup
Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes
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 the 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 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.
When there is no supervisor password set, the user password controls access to
all BIOS settings.
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