AAEON UP4000 BIOS – How to require password only for BIOS setup, not at boot?

John02

Hello,

I am using an AAEON UP4000 board with the default AMI UEFI BIOS.

Currently I configured both passwords:

    Supervisor / Administrator password

    User password

The problem is that when the system boots it asks for the User password before booting the OS.

What I would like instead is this behavior:

          The system should boot automatically without asking for a password

          The password should be required only when entering the BIOS setup

Basically I want the BIOS to behave like this:

           OS boot → no password

           Enter BIOS setup → password required

I tried setting only the Supervisor password, but then the normal user can still modify many BIOS settings.

So my questions are:

Is there a BIOS setting like "Password Check = Setup" or "Security Option = Setup" on the UP4000?

          Is there any hidden BIOS menu where this option exists?

Is there a way to limit the capabilities of the User account in BIOS without requiring a password at boot?

Any advice from people using the UP4000 or AMI BIOS on embedded boards would be very helpful.

Thank you!

HarryChiu

Hi @John02

Currently, the default BIOS behavior is that after adding a user password, a password is also required at system startup.

We can customize the BIOS settings to disable user privileges and retain only administrator privileges.
The administrator password can be set by you.

However, this change may incur a fee; the specific cost needs to be confirmed with frontline staff.

I will arrange for someone to contact you.

Best Regards,
Harry Chiu