Fujitsu Siemens Computers V2020 manual Password protection of operating system

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Security functions

Password protection of operating system

With the supervisor password or the user password, you have assigned in the BIOS

i Setup Utility (see "Setting a supervisor password" section), you can also prevent booting of the operating system.

Activating system protection

►Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.

►Select the Password Check option.

►Select the Always option.

►Select the Save Changes and Exit option under Exit.

Your notebook will now restart and you are asked to enter your password (the supervisor password).

Deactivating system protection

►Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.

►Select the Password Check option.

►Select the Setup option.

►Select the Save Changes and Exit option under Exit.

►Press the Enter key.

The notebook reboots and there is no longer any password protection for the operating system.

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