Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U745 - Password Protection for Booting the Operating System

Security functions
Changing the supervisor password or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► When changing the password, proceed e xactly as w hen assigning a password.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perfo rm 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 and press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to ente r the c urrent password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appear and you will be requested to enter a new passw ord.
► 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 with the password removed.
With the supervisor password, you sim ultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protection for booting the operating system
With the superv
isor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (s ee
section "
Assig
ning the supervisor and user passwords", Page 46), you can
also preve n t b
ooting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption 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 n otebook will reboot. You will be prompted to enter your password (the s upervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption 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, y ou can exit BIOS Setup Util ity.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
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