Password Protection For Starting The Operating System - Fujitsu Siemens Computers Professional Notebook Operating Manual

Changing the supervisor or user password
► Call up the BIOS Setup again and select the Security menu.
When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into
the BIOS Setup with the supervisor password.
Cancelling passwords
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is cancelled.
With the supervisor password you simultaneously deactivate the user password.

Password protection for starting the operating system

Passwordprotection:
With the supervisor password or the user password, which you have assigned
in the BIOS Setup (see also "Entering supervisor and user password" section),
you can also block booting of the operating system.
Activating system protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, you now specify the supervisor and the
user password, if desired (see "Set the supervisor and user password").
► Highlight the Password on Boot field and press the Enter key.
► Select the Every Boot option and press the Enter key.
You can exit the BIOS Setup once you have finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
The notebook reboots and you are asked to enter your password (the
supervisor or user password).
Deactivating system protection
► Call up BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Highlight the Password on Boot field and press the Enter key.
► Select Disabled and press the Enter key.
You can exit the BIOS Setup once you have finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
The notebook reboots and there is no longer any password protection for the operating system.
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