Fujitsu LIFEBOOK A530 - Password Protection for Booting of the Operating System; Password Protection for the Hard Disk

Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a ne w password) perform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password fi eld and press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to enter the c urrent password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter ke y twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The not ebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor passw ord simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you hav
esetintheBIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting supervisor and use
r password", Page 44), you can also
prevent booting of the operating sys
tem.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and
press the En ter key.
► Select the desired op tion ( Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press t he Enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option un
der Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. You w ill be pro m pted to enter your passw ord (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup U tility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and pr
ess the En ter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press t he Enter k ey.
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If you d o not want to change any o ther setti
ngs, 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 l
onger password-protected.
Password protection for the hard disk
Passw
ordprotecti on:
The had disk password pre vents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each tim e the system is booted. The condition fo r this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
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