Configuring Password Protection In Bios Setup Utility; Protecting Bios Setup Utility (Supervisor Hdd Password And User Hdd Password) - Fujitsu LIFEBOOK T904 Operating Manual

Security functions
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 HDD 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 can contain letters and
numbers. No distinction is made between uppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor HDD password
and user HDD 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 HDD password and the user HDD password both prevent unauthorized use of the
BIOS Setup Utility. The supervisor HDD password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user HDD password will only give you access to some of the functions. You
can only set a user HDD password when a supervisor HDD password has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is described in the chapter
"Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page
Assigning the supervisor and user HDD 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 confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is displayed as a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user HDD password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly
as when configuring the supervisor HDD 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 Yes and press the Enter key.
Supervisor password Password Userpassword
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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 HDD password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note that the user HDD password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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