Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E546 - Hard Disk and Boot-Up Operating System Security

Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
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► Start the BIOS S etu p 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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You w ill be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appear and you will be requested to enter a new password.
► Press the Enter k ey twice at this request.
► In the Exit menu, select the opt ion Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
With the supervisor password, you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Se tup Utility (see
section "
Assigning the supervisor and user password s", Page 50), you can
also prevent booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS S etu p Utility and go to the Security menu.
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► Select the PasswordonBootoption an d press the Enter key.
► Select the opt ion you require (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 supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS S etu p Utility and go to the Security menu.
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► Select the PasswordonBootoption an d press the Enter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press the Enter k ey.
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If you d o 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.
Password protection for the ha rd disk
If a sup
ervisor password was set, an additional password for the hard disk
canbes
et in the Hard Disk Security menu.
The ha
rd disk is protected by this password. Data on this hard disk can then only be
read i
n another system i f the correct password is entered.
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