Fujitsu FPCM11981 User Manual
Security functions
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.
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.
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 "
section for a
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.
► 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 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.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
Password
Supervisorpassword
Userpassword
The notebook will be rebooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first 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.
necessary to first 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.
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.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
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