Asus K8N - Manual (Page 65)

ASUS K8N motherboard 2-31
To set a Supervisor Password:
1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.
2. From the password box, type a password combination of at least six (6) letters
and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3. Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you have successfully set
your password.
The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed.
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.
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.
If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information on how
to erase the RTC RAM.
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
[Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check
[Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disabled password.
User Access Level (Full Access]
Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration
options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]
No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.
View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.
Limited allows change only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility.