Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U728 - Configuring Password Protection in BIOS Setup Utility

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 u ppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have o pened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call up the instructions on the screen
while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user passw ord both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Util ity. The supervisor password allows you to access all of the f unct ions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of th e functions. You can
only set up a user password if a supervisor pa ssword has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Se tup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS 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 Sup erviso r Password field and press the Enter key.
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With Enter
new Password: you are asked to enter a passw ord.
► Enter the password and p ress the Ente r key.
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Confirm ne
w Password requires you to con firm the password.
► Enter th e password aga in and press the Enter key.
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Changes
have been saved is displayed as a con firmation that the ne w 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 other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► 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 rebooted and the new passw ord comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup U tility. Please
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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