Fujitsu 990TX2 manual Data Security, Starting Your Lifebook For the First Time, Booting the System

S e c t i o n O n e

DATA SECURITY

Your LifeBook 900 Series has a built-in hardware control password security feature that allows you to protect the data stored in the notebook from unauthorized access. Your operating system and some applications have software control pass- word security features that allow you to protect all or portions of the data stored in the notebook from unauthorized access.

Hardware Data Security Features

When you are using your notebook built-in hardware control password to gain access to the notebook,the actual password will not appear on the screen. This is a safety precaution. The hardware control security parameters are set from the BIOS setup utility. (See Security Menu on pages 90–95 for more information on setting and clearing passwords and enabling and dis- abling built-in security features.)

Software Data Security Features

The operating system and some applications have security features that are independent of the built-in hardware protection features that are controlled from the BIOS. See your software documentation for more information about these features.

C A U T I O N

Make sure you memorize your passwords, both hardware and software. If you forget, you may not be able to use the notebook, and you will have to contact your service provider and arrange to have them reset the hardware system password. Consult your software manuals for assistance if you forget your software security password(s).

C A U T I O N

Software security feature passwords may not be the same as the hardware security passwords. Be sure you know which features are controlled from software and which from hardware or you may lock yourself out of your own data or lock up your hardware and not be able to operate your notebook.

STARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK

FOR THE FIRST TIME

Booting the System

The first time that you turn on your notebook you will need to attach your AC adapter, because the battery is not charged when you get your machine. We strongly recommend that you do not attach any other external devices, and do not put any CDs or floppy disks in your drives until you have gone through the initial power on sequence.

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