Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U727 - Password Protection for Booting the Operating System

Security functions
Changing the supervisor password or user password
You can only change the supervisor password w hen you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor p assword.
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► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► When cha nging the password, p roceed exactly as when assigning a password.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field an d press the Enter k ey.
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You will be requested to enter the c urrent password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appear and you will be requ ested to enter a new password.
► Press the Enter key twice at this request.
► 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 w ith the password removed.
With the s upervisor password, you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protection for booting the operating system
With the superv
isor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Assig
ning t he supervisor and user passwords", Page 61), you can
also prevent b
ooting o f the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
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► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the option you require (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. You will be prompted to ente r your p assword (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
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► 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 ca n exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. The system is n o longer password-protected.
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