Intel DG31GL - Desktop Board Essential Series Motherboard - Security Passwords; Hardware Monitoring and Fan Speed Control; Power Management

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Intel Desktop Board DG31GL Product Guide

Security Passwords

The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can

be accessed and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user

password can be set for the BIOS Setup and for booting the computer, with the

following restrictions:

• The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all Setup

options. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing <Enter> at the password

prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup.

• If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you must enter either the

supervisor password or the user password to access Setup. Setup options are then

available for viewing and changing depending on whether the supervisor or user

password was entered.

• Setting a user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password

prompt is displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor

password is set, the computer boots without asking for a password. If both

passwords are set, you can enter either password to boot the computer.

Intel DG31GL - Desktop Board Essential Series Motherboard