Fujitsu Lifebook LH530 - Password Protection for Booting of the Operating System; Password Protection for the Hard Disk

36 - English Security functions
► H ighlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter k ey.
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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 Enter k ey.
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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 fo
r booting of the operating system
With the s upervisor password you ha ve set in the BIOS Setup U tility (see
section "
Setting super visor and us er password", Page 35 - English), you
can also prevent booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the desired option (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the Enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option unde r Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. You will be prompted to enter your password (the su pervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the Password on Boot option 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 unde r Exit.
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The n otebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had di
sk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is ch
ecked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that y
ou have assigned at least the supe rvisor password.
Activa
ting hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu .
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If you
have not assigned BIOS passwo rds yet, define the supervisor and the user
passw
ord now, if desired (see "
Secu rity f unctions", Page 34 - English).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
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