Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U7613 - BIOS Password Protection and Security; Password Protection and Severity Settings; Protecting BIOS Setup with Passwords

Security functions
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► 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 asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to co n firm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user pa ssword, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when confi guring the supervisor password.
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If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Ye s and press the En ter key.
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The notebook is then rebooted 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 B IOS Setup Utility.Please
note that th e user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervi so r or use r pas sw o rd
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Ut ility with the s upervisor password.
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► Call the BIOS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To re move a password (without setting a new password) p erform the following steps:
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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 Current 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 Ye s and press the En ter key.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
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