Gigabyte GA-8GEM667 User Manual

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BIOS Setup
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Set Supervisor/User Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist
you in creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
“PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORDWhen disabled, anyone may access
all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the
BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.
If you select System” at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.
Figure 12: Password Setting
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software
!Standard CMOS Features
Top Performance
!Advanced BIOS Features
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
!Integrated Peripherals
Load Optimized Defaults
!Power Management Setup
Set Supervisor Password
!PnP/PCI Configurations
Set User Password
!PC Health Status
Save & Exit Setup
!Frequency/Voltage Control
Exit Without Saving
ESC:Quit
"#$%:Select Item
F8: Q-Flash
F10:Save & Exit Setup
    Change/Set/Disable Password
Enter Password: