Fujitsu LIFEBOOK A530 - Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (Supervisor and User Password)

Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print out the following instructions. Because you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setu p Utility with both the supervisor and the user
password. The supervisor password gives you access to all functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password only provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigne d.
Please refer to the ""Set tings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 62 section for a
description of how to call up and ope rate the BIOS Setup U tility.
Setting supervisor a nd user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
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With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a p assword.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm ne w Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new passwo rd has been saved.
► To set the user pa ssword, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisor passwordUserpassword
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The notebook will be rebooted and the new passw ord will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS S etu p Utility.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changin g the supe rvi so r or use r pas sw o rd
You c an only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setu p Utility with the supervisor password.
Passwo
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Superv
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Userpa
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► Call the BIOS Setup U tility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as fo r password assignment .
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