Security functions

Password protection for the hard disk

The had disk password prevents unauthorised 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, define the supervisor and the user password now, if desired (see "Security functions", Page 41).

Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.

In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field 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 confirm the password.

Enter the password again and press the Enter key.

Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the new password has been saved.

To assign the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for setting up the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).

The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS Setup once you have finished changing the settings.

From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.

Press the Enter key and select Yes.

The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The system will ask you to enter the password when the notebook is restarted again.

Deactivating hard disk protection

To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:

Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.

Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.

In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.

You will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt. You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.

After entering the password, press the Enter key three times.

From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.

Press the Enter key and select Yes.

The notebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.

To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).

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Fujitsu AH512, A512 manual Password protection for the hard disk, Activating hard disk protection

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