Fujitsu Lifebook E780 - Password Protection for Booting of the Operating System

Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility 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 password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to co n firm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the En ter key.
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Changes h ave been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, s elect Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when con figuring the supervisor password.
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If you do no t want to change any other setting s, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility .
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the En ter key.
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Userpassword
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The notebook will be reboo ted an d the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order t o open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note th at 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 can only change the supervisor passwo rd when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
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► Call the BIOS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment .
Removing passwords
To remove a passw ord ( without setting a new passwo rd) perform the following steps:
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password
Userpasswo
rd
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set S upervisor Password or Set User Password field an d press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to enter the current 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 key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the En ter key.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user passw ord.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the s upervisor password you have set in
the BIOS Setup Ut ility (see
section "
Setting superv isor and user passw
ord", Page 56), you can also
prevent booting of the operating system.
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