Fujitsu CELSIUS H970 - Removing BIOS Passwords; Boot Password Protection; Hard Disk Password Protection

Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the f ollowing steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the E nte r N ew Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously de activates the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords", Page 46), you can
also preve nt starting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and press the Enter key.
► Select the desired option (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the Enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook reboots. You will be prompted to enter your password (the superviso r password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and press the Enter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press the Enter key.
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If you d o not want to change any o ther settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
Password protection for the hard disk
If a sup
ervisor password has been assigned, a password for the hard disk can
also be
set in the Hard Disk Security menu.
The ha
rd disk is prote cted by this password. Data on this hard disk can only be read
into a
nother system if the correct password has be en entered.
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