Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E554 - Password Protection for Booting the Operating System; Password Protection for the Hard Disk

Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perfo rm the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the B IOS 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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You will be requested to ente r the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appear and you will be requested to enter a new passw ord.
► Press the Enter key twice at this reque st.
► In the Exit menu, select the option 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 sim ultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protectio
n for b ooting the operatin g system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Assig ning the supervisor and user passw ords", Page 50), y ou can
also preve nt booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the B IOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption a nd pre ss the Enter key.
► Select the option you require (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option u nder 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 B IOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption a nd pre ss 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, y ou can exit BIOS Setup Util ity.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option u nder Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
Password protection for the hard 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 if the correct password is entered.
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