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Security functions Setting supervisor and user password ► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu. ► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key. With Enter new Password: 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. Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved. ► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as when configuring the supervisor password. If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility. ► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit. ► Select Yes and press the Enter key. PSUuasepsserpwrvaoisrsdowr poardssword The notebook will be rebooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility. Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings. Changing the supervisor or user password You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password. PSUauspesser pwrvaoissrsdowrpoardssword ► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu. ► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment. Removing passwords To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps: SPUuaspesser pwrvaoissrsodwrpoardssword ► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu. ► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key. You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt. You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt. ► Press the Enter key twice. ► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit. ► Select Yes and press the Enter key. The notebook will now reboot with the password removed. Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password. Password protection for booting of the operating system With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see section "Setting supervisor and user password", Page 47), you can also prevent booting of the operating system. Operating system Fujitsu Technology Solutions 47

Section	Page
LIFEBOOK A550 / LIFEBOOK AH550	1
Contents	7
Innovative technology	11
Further information	11
Notational conventions	12
Ports and controls	13
Important notes	17
Safety notes	17
Additional safety notes for devices with radio components	17
Energy saving	18
Energy saving under Windows	18
Travelling with your notebook	18
Before you travel	18
Notebook: transporting	19
Cleaning the notebook	19
First-time setup of your device	20
Unpacking and checking the device	20
Selecting a location	21
Mains adapter connecting	21
Switching on the device for the first time	22
Working with the notebook	23
Status indicators	23
Switching on the notebook	24
Notebook: switching off	25
Keyboard	26
Virtual numeric keypad	28
Separate numeric keypad (device-dependent)	29
Key combinations	29
Country and keyboard settings	30
Support button	31
Programming the Support button	31
Touchpad and touchpad buttons	32
Moving the pointer	32
Selecting an item	32
Executing commands	33
Dragging items	33
Switching the Touchpad on and off	33
LCD screen	34
Background lighting	34
Synchronising the display on the LCD screen and an external monitor	34
Webcam	35
Rechargeable battery	36
Charging, caring for and maintaining the battery	36
Removing and installing the battery	36
Optical drive	38
Handling data carriers	38
CD/DVD indicator	38
Inserting or removing a data carrier	39
Manual removal (emergency removal)	39
Removing and fitting the dust removal cover (ventilation slot cover)	40
Using the power-management features	41
Memory cards	42
Supported formats	42
Inserting the memory card	42
Removing the memory card	43
ExpressCards	44
Inserting the card	44
Removing the card	45
Loudspeakers and microphones	45
SIM card	46
Inserting the SIM card	46
Removing a SIM card	46
Wireless LAN / Bluetooth / UMTS	47
Switching the wireless components on and off	47
Setting up WLAN access	48
Access via UMTS	48
Ethernet and LAN	48
Security functions	49
Configuring fingerprint sensor (device dependent)	49
Using a Kensington Lock	50
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility	50
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)	50
Password protection for booting of the operating system	51
Password protection for the hard disk	52
Connecting external devices	54
Connecting devices to the notebook	54
Disconnecting devices from the notebook	54
Connecting an external monitor	55
HDMI port	56
Connecting USB devices	57
Connecting an external SATA hard disk (eSATA)	58
Safe removal of eSATA and USB devices	58
Connecting FireWire devices	59
Connecting external audio devices	59
Microphone port / Line In	59
Headphone port	60
Removing and installing components during servicing	61
Notes on installing and removing boards and components	61
Preparing to remove components	62
Installing and removing memory expansion	62
Removing a cover	63
Removing memory modules	63
Installing a memory module	64
Attaching the cover	64
Removing and installing the hard disk	65
Removing a cover	65
Removing a hard disk	66
Installing a hard disk	67
Attaching the cover	68
Removing and installing the optical drive	68
Removing the optical drive	68
Installing the optical drive	69
Finishing component removal	69
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility	70
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility	70
Operating BIOS Setup Utility	70
Exiting BIOS Setup Utility	71
Troubleshooting and tips	72
Help if problems occur	73
Restoring the hard disk contents under Windows	73
The notebook’s date or time is incorrect	74
When certain characters are entered on the keyboard, only numerals are written	74
The notebook’s LCD screen remains blank	74
The LCD screen is difficult to read	74
The external monitor remains blank	75
The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable	75
The notebook cannot be started	76
The notebook stops working	76
The printer does not print	77
The radio connection to a network does not work	77
Acoustic warnings	77
Error messages on the screen	77
Technical data	80
LIFEBOOK	80
Batteries (device-dependent)	80
Mains adapter 80W	80
Manufacturer’s notes	81
Energy Star	81
Disposal and recycling	81
Declarations of Conformity	81
CE marking	82
Regulatory notices	82
Regulatory information for notebooks without radio device	82
DOC (Industry CANADA) notices	84
FCC Regulatory information for notebooks with radio device	86

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Security functions

Setting supervisor and user password

►

Start the

BIOS Setup Utility

and go to the

Security

menu.

►

Select the

Set Supervisor Password

ﬁ

eld and press the Enter key.

With

Enter new Password

: you are asked to enter a password.

►

Enter the password and press the Enter key.

Con

ﬁ

rm new Password

requires you to con

ﬁ

rm the password.

►

Enter the password again and press the Enter key.

Changes have been saved

is a con

ﬁ

rmation that the new password has been saved.

►

To set the user password, select

Set User Password

and proceed exactly as

when con

ﬁ

guring the supervisor password.

If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit

BIOS Setup Utility

►

In the

Exit

menu, select the option

Save Changes & Exit

►

Select

Yes

and press the Enter key.

The notebook will be rebooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be

necessary to

ﬁ

rst enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the

BIOS Setup Utility

Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.

Changing the supervisor or user password

You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the

BIOS Setup Utility

with the supervisor password.

►

Call the

BIOS Setup Utility

and go to the

Security

menu.

►

When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.

Removing passwords

To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:

►

Start the

BIOS Setup Utility

and go to the

Security

menu.

►

Highlight the

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ﬁ

eld and press the Enter key.

You will be requested to enter the current password by the

Enter Current Password

prompt.

You will be requested to enter a new password by the

Enter New Password

prompt.

►

Press the Enter key twice.

►

In the

Exit

menu, select the option

Save Changes & Exit

►

Select

Yes

and press the Enter key.

The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.

Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.

Password protection for booting of the operating system

With the supervisor password you have set in the

BIOS Setup Utility

(see

section

), you can also

prevent booting of the operating system.

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