User Manual

Security functions
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup utility
to increase data security, please observe the following:
Make a note of the passwo rds and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Deletion of the
password is not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Your passw ord can be up to
32 ch aracters long and can contain
letters, numbers and spe
cial characters.
When using special char
acters, you must remember that these are dependent
on th e country variants
of the keyb oard used.
If you change the Password Severity setting from Strong to Stringent in the Security
BIOS Setup Utility menu, the Fujitsu Service Desk can no longer reset the password.
In this case, the system can remain permanently unusable.
Therefore, Fujitsu recommends to generally set up a supervisor password
with the se tting Password Severity = Strong.
Protecting BIOS Setu p Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating in structions on the screen, we
recommend th at you print them out. You cannot call the instructions onto
the screen while y ou are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUti
lity
The supervisor password and the user password b oth prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup
Utility. With the aid of the supervisor password you can access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility , while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You
can only set up a user password if a supervisor password has alre ady been assigned.
Please refer to section "Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 63 for a description
of how to call up and operate the BIOS-Setup-Utility.
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