FUJITSU LIFEBOOK 990TX2 - Manual (Page 23)

S e c t i o n O n e
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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
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.
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
f o rget your software security password ( s ) .
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.