ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Chapter 2: BIOS information

Sets the display mode for option ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Selects the power‑on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On]

When this item is set to 

[Enabled], the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error 

occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select 

an item then press 

<Enter> to display the configuration options.

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. 

On 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 supervisor 

password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the 

Change Supervisor Password then press 

<Enter> twice. The message Password uninstalled appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock 

(RTC) RAM. See section 

1.6 Headers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.