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Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup utility to
increase data security, please observe the following:
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. Deletion of the
password is not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Your password can be up to 32 characters long and can contain letters, numbers and
special characters.
When using special characters, you must remember that these are dependent on the
country variants of the keyboard used.
If you change the Password Severity setting from Strong to Stringent in the Security BIOS
Setup Utility menu, the Fujitsu Service Desk can no longer reset the password. In this
case, the system can remain permanently unusable.
Therefore, Fujitsu recommends to generally set up a supervisor password
with the setting Password Severity = Strong.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that you
print them out. You cannot call the instructions onto the screen while you are setting up
the password.
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup
Utility. With the aid of the supervisor password you can access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You can
only set up a user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
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Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Select the Set Supervisor Password
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved
To set the user password, select Set User Password
the supervisor password.
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 Yes and press the Enter key.
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 BIOS Setup
Utility. Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the BIOS Setup Utility
with the supervisor password.
Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password
You will be requested to enter the current password 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 Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Using Your LIFEBOOK
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