5 security menu – Asus DELUXE A7N8X-E User Manual

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4.5

Security Menu

The BIOS Setup program permits two different passwords to control
access to the BIOS during system startup: a Supervisor password and a
User password. Passwords are not case sensitive, meaning, passwords
can be typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters. The table below
describes the authority level when setting Supervisor or User Password.

Table 1: Supervisor/User Set Password

Table 2: User Set Password only

Security Option

System

Supervisor Password

None

User Password

A password is
required when
booting and to
access the BIOS
setup.

All items can be
modified.

System

None

A password is
required to access
the BIOS setup.

All items can be
modified.

Security Option

System

Supervisor Password

A password is
required when
booting and to
access the BIOS
setup.

All items can be
modified.

User Password

A password is
required when
booting and to
access the BIOS
setup.

Only the Date and
Time
fields can be
modified.

System

A password is
required to access
the BIOS setup.

All items can be
modified.

A password is
required to access
the BIOS setup.

Only the Date and
Time
fields can be
modified.

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