Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH552 - Password Protection for Booting of the Operating System

Security functions
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility 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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Yo u will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Yo u will be requested to enter a new p assword by the Ente r New 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 n ow reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor passw ord simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for bootin g of the operating system
With the superv
isor password you have set in the BIO S Setup Utility (see
section "
Setti
ng supervisor and user password", Page 36), you can also
prevent booti
ng of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and press the Enter key.
► Select the desired op tion ( 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 will reboot. You will be prompted to enter your password (the s upervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility 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 do not want to change any other 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.
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