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X9SAE Motherboard Series User’s Manual
4-6 Security Settings
• Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long.
Password Check
This option activates a password prompt everytime the system boots or only during
BIOS setup. The options are Setup and Always.
Administrator Password
Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing Administrator password. If
Adminstrator Password is dened, the following will appear:
User Password:
Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing User password.
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: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit
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Set Administrator Password
Password Description
If ONLY the administrator’s password is set,
then this only limits access to Setup and is
only asked for when entering Setup.
If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will
have Administrator rights.
The password must be
in the following range:
Minimum length 3
Maximum length 20
Password Check [Setup]
Administrator Password
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