Fujitsu stylistic q616, Operating Manual

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Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotection
The hard disk password prevents unauthorized access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, de fi ne the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "Security functions", Page 58 ).
► Mark the
Hard Disk Security
fi eld and press the Enter key.
► In the area
Drive0
, mark the fi eld
Set Master Password
and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password
then appears and 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.
With
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved
you receive con fi rmation that
the new password has been saved.
The
fi eld
Password Entry on Boot
is set to
Enabled
by default. You can exit the
BIOS
Setup
once you have fi nished changing the settings.
► From the
Exit
menu, choose the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
► Press the Enter key and select
Yes
.
The Tablet PC reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The
password prompt is enabled as soon as the Tablet PC has rebooted.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) proceed as follows:
► Call up the
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
► Mark the
Hard Disk Security
fi eld and press the Enter key.
► In the area
Drive0
, mark the fi eld
Set Master Password
and press the Enter key.
With the prompt
Enter current Password
you are fi rst asked to enter the old password again.
With
Enter new Password
you are then prompted to enter a new password.
► After the request, press the Enter key three times.
► From the
Exit
menu, choose the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
► Press the Enter key and select
Yes
.
The Tablet PC reboots and there is no longer any password protection for this hard disk.
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