Fujitsu Siemens Computers AMILO Xi Series Easy Manual page 61

Setting supervisor and user password
► Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Mark the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are then requested to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
With Confirm new Password you are asked to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
► Confirm the information message Changes have been saved.
The new password has been saved.
► To assign the user password, select the field Set User Password and proceed exactly as when
configuring the supervisor password.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes and Exit option in the Exit menu.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook is rebooted and the new password is effective. If you now want to open the BIOS Setup
Utility, you must first enter your supervisor or user password. Please note that you only have access
to a few BIOS settings with the user password.
Changing supervisor or user password
In order to change the Supervisor password you need to be logged into the BIOS Setup Utility using
the existing Supervisor password.
► Enter the BIOS Setup Utility again.
► Follow the steps for setting the supervisor password.
Cancelling passwords
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
► Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Mark the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
► Under Enter Current Password, enter your current password and confirm by pressing the enter
key.
► In the fields Enter new Password and Confirm new Password, simply press the enter key.
► Select the Save Changes and Exit option in the Exit menu.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is cancelled.
With the supervisor password you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
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