what is the difference between a supervisor password and a bios password

[jfall]

my epox mobo has an option or both. What is the difference between the two?

 

[MrTux]

I may be mistaken, but I think the BIOS password just prevents you from getting into the BIOS, while the supervisor password prevents you from booting the system at all unless you enter it.

 

[jfall]

Can both be cleared using a jumper on the motherboard?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Most motherboards come with a small book that answers these questions. They call it a manual. If not, you can certainly download the .PDF off of Epox's site.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: jfall
Can both be cleared using a jumper on the motherboard?

All CMOS settings can be cleared by depowering the CMOS. Which is what the clear cmos jumper on motherboards does.

 

[jfall]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Most motherboards come with a small book that answers these questions. They call it a manual. If not, you can certainly download the .PDF off of Epox's site.

I would but epox's website is loading very very slow tonight

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: jfall
Can both be cleared using a jumper on the motherboard?

Yes on most desktops. No on most laptops.

The BIOS password comes first - then the Supervisor's Windows password. If you don't do BIOS, you will never get to Windows'.

Unless you are sharing a PC with others and it is in a rather public place with open access - I recommend using neither. Leave both blank if yo8u are the sole user in your own home.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: jfall

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Most motherboards come with a small book that answers these questions. They call it a manual. If not, you can certainly download the .PDF off of Epox's site.

I would but epox's website is loading very very slow tonight

epox's us site is always slow... asus us site is also always slow

generally theres a trick... its called use thier english taiwan global site:
http://epox.com.tw/