Configuring Password Protection In Bios Setup Utility; Protecting Bios Setup Utility (Supervisor And User Password) - Fujitsu Siemens Computers AMILO Li Series Easy Manual

Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
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. Passwords are
not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Your password can be up to eight characters long and contain letters and numbers.
No distinction is made between uppercase and lowercase.

Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)

If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print out the following instructions. Because you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOS SetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup Utility with both the supervisor and the user
password. The supervisor password gives you access to all functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password only provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to the
description of how to call up and operate the BIOS Setup Utility.
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select 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.
Userpassword Password Supervisor password
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 the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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