Fujitsu LIFEBOOK NH532 - Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (Supervisor and User Password)

Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print out the following instructions. Because you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIO S Setu p Utility with both the supervisor and the user
password. The supervisor password gives you access to all functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password only provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigne d.
Please refer to the ""Set tings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 59 section for a
description of how to call up and ope rate the BIOS Setup U tility.
Setting supervisor a nd user password
► Start the BIO S 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 Pass
word: you are a sked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm ne w Passwo
rd requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have be
en saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user pa ssword, select Set U ser Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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Ifyoudonotwa
nt to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes an
d press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisor passwordUserpassword
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The notebook will be rebooted and the new passw ord will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS S etup Utili ty.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing t
he supervisor or user password
You can only ch ange the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setu p Utility with the supervisor password.
Passwo
rd
Superv
isorpassword
Userpa
ssword
► Call the BIOS Setup U tility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When cha
nging the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment .
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