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Old 11-08-2014, 05:22 AM   #1
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motherboard password


have a new Asus desktop and want to know if when I put in a password in the bios, I will have to write 2 passwords during log/in in ubuntu 14.04 ? or first in the booting up when Asus etc appears and then with password ubuntu ?
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Old 11-08-2014, 05:28 AM   #2
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The bios password is usually used only to protect the bios settings so you would only enter it when attempting to change them.
 
  


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