Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The hard disk p assword prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The prerequisite for
this is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor an d, if desired,
the user password now (see "
Secur ity functions", Page 38).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter k ey.
► In the D r ive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then appears and you are asked to enter a passw ord.
► Enter the password and p ress the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the passwo rd again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the pa ssword for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area a nd
select the field Set Master Password, then pro cee d in exactly t he same way as for
setting up the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can e xit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished chan ging the settings.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The note book reboots and you r hard d isk is now pro tected with a password. The system
will ask you to enter the password when t he notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cance l a password without set ting a ne w one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter k ey.
► In the D r ive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Yo u will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
Yo u will then be requ este d to enter a new p assword by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press th e Enter key three times.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
Fujitsu 41
To Next Page
Loading...
