Fujitsu Lifebook NH570 - 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 a sked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter 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 not want to change any other se tting s, you can exit BIOS Set up Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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Userpassword
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The notebook will be rebooted an d the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note th at the user password only pro vides 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 password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
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► Call the BIOS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► W hen changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a passw ord (without setting a new password) p erform the following steps:
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Userpasswo
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► Start the BIOS 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 enter the current passwo rd by the Enter C urrent 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 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 supervisor password you ha ve set in
the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting superv isor and user p assw
ord", Page 42), you can also
prevent booting of the operating system.
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