Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U727 - BIOS Password Protection

Security functions
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup
Utility, please proceed as follows to increase data security:
Make a note of the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Passwords are
not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Yourpasswordcanbeupto
eight characters long and can contain letters and
numbers. No distinction
is made between uppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have opened t hese operating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call u p the instructions on the screen
while you are se tting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility. The supervisor password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the use r password will only give you access to some of the fun ctions. You can
only set up a user password if a supervisor password has alread y been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Se tup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIO S Setup Utility", Page 83.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BI
OS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Superviso r Password field and press the En ter key.
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With Enter
new Passw ord: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm ne
w Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password aga in and press the Enter key.
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Changes
have been saved is displayed as a confirmation that th e new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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If you d
o not want to change any o ther settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Util ity.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Selec
t Yes and press the Enter key.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpassword
User
password
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The notebook is then reboote d and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BI OS Setup Utility. P lease
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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