Security, Securty -16, Chapter 3 – MSI 990FXA-GD80 User Manual

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BIOS Setup

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

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Chapter 3

Securty

Admnstrator Password

Ths tem s used to set the admnstrator password. When a admnstrator password

has been set, you wll be prompted to enter t every tme you try to enter BIOS Setup.

User Password

Ths tem s used to set the user password. When a user password has been set, you

wll be prompted to enter t every tme you try to enter the operatng system.

Important

When you select the Admnstrator Password / User Password tem, a password box wll

appear on the screen. Type the password, and press <Enter>. The password typed now

wll replace any prevously set password from CMOS memory. You wll be prompted to

confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You may also press

<Esc> to abort the selecton and not enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the

password. A message wll show up confirmng the password wll be dsabled. Once

the password s dsabled, the system wll boot and you can enter Setup/ OS wthout

enterng any password.
These two tems prevent an unauthorzed person from changng any part of your system

configuraton.

U-Key

Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable USB drve as a key.

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