Configuring Password Protection In Bios Setup Utility; Protecting Bios Setup Utility (Supervisor Password And User Password) - Fujitsu Lifebook U939X Operating Manual

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
Your password can be up to 32 characters long and can contain
letters, numbers and special characters.
When using special characters, please note that these are dependent on
the country-specific variant of the keyboard used.
In the BIOS setup utility menu Security, if you alter the Password Severity setting from
its delivery status of Strong to Stringent, the Fujitsu Service Desk will no longer be able
to reset the password. The system may then remain unusuable indefinitely.
Fujitsu therefore recommends always setting up a Supervisor password
with the setting of Password Severity = Strong.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have opened 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.
BIOS SetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility. The supervisor password allows you to 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.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is described in the chapter
"Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page
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