Asus P7P55D-E LX - Manual (Page 66)

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.7.3 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item
then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item
on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item
shows Installed.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1.
Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.
2. In the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters or numbers, or both, then press
<Enter>.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the
Change Supervisor Password then press
<Enter>. The message Password Uninstalled appears.
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time
Clock (RTC) RAM. See section
1.9 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change
other security settings.
User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
[No Access]
Prevents user access to the Setup utility.
[View Only] Allows access but does not allow change to any field.
[Limited] Allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
[Full Access] Allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the
screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed.
To set a User Password:
1.
Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.
2. In the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters or numbers, or both, then press In the password box, key in a password containing up to six letters or numbers, or both, then press
<Enter>.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully.
To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
Clear User Password
Select this item to clear the user password.
Password Check [Setup]
[Setup] BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility.
[Always] BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting
the system.