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LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS
Exiting from the Security Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to
another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the Esc key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to
another menu, use the cursor keys.
Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Supervisor
Password is:
–— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password
is set and Clear when it is not.
User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user
password is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor
Password
–— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. Supervisor’s Password
may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or num-
bers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT case- sensitive. To cancel a pass-
word press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New
Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a Supervi-
sor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User Password –— [Enter] This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets,
changes or cancels the User Password. The User Password may be up to
seven characters long and must include only letters or
numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a
password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter
New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a
User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Minimum User
Password Length:
–— [0] Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User can-
not set a password shorter than the minimum length.
Password on Boot:
■
Disabled
■
First Boot
■
Every Boot
[Disabled] When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just
once after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system
will be read from a disk. When set to Every Boot, a password (User or
Supervisor) is required every time after the Power On Self Test (POST)
before the operating system will be read from a disk. When set to Dis-
abled no password is required.
On Automatic
Wake up:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled]
When set to Disabled, it is not necessary to enter a password to wake up
from LAN or Real Time Clock (RTC). When Enabled, it is still necessary to
enter a password after automatic wake-up.
KB Lock on
Resume:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled] When set to Enabled, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out
upon Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the
password. When set to Disabled no password is required. If no Supervisor
Password is set, this feature is not available and no password is required.
Boot from
Removable Media:
■
All
■
Supervisor only
[All] When All is selected, booting from removable media is not restricted.
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor (i.e., the user who
enters Supervisor password), can boot from removable media.
Flash Write:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Enabled] When set to [Disabled], the BIOS Flash memory is write protected.
Hard Disk Security: –— –— Configures hard disk security features
Owner
Information:
–— –— Sets Owner information.