Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U7311, Operating Manual

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Security functions
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
► Select the
Set Supervisor Password
fi eld 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 con fi rm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved
is a con fi rmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select
Set User Password
and proceed exactly as
when con fi guring the supervisor password.
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.
Password Supervisorpassword Userpassword
The notebook is then rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to
fi rst enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the
BIOS Setup Utility
. Please
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility
with the supervisor password.
Password Supervisorpassword Userpassword
► Call the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
Password Supervisorpassword Userpassword
► Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
► Highlight the
Set Supervisor Password
or
Set User Password
fi eld and press the Enter key.
You will be requested to enter the current password by the
Enter Current Password
prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the
Enter New Password
prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the
Exit
menu, select the option
Save Changes & Exit
.
► Select
Yes
and press the Enter key.
The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
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