Admin Password |
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin)
password.
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NOTE: You
must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive
password. Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system
password and the hard drive password.
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NOTE: Successful password
changes take effect immediately.
Default Setting: Not set
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System Password |
Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.
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NOTE: Successful password
changes take effect immediately.
Default Setting: Not set
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Internal HDD-0 Password |
This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator
(admin) password (sometimes called the setup password). The admin
password enables several security features.
The drive does not
have a password set by default.
- Enter the old password
- Enter the new password
- Confirm the new password
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Mini-card SSD Password |
This option will appear if your computer has an M-SATA SSD
device.
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Strong Password |
Enable strong password - This option is disabled
by default.
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Password Configuration |
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters
allowed for the admin and system passwords.
- Admin Password Min
- Admin Password Max
- System Password Min
- System Password Max
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Password Bypass |
Allows you to bypass the
System Password and the internal
HDD password prompts during a system restart. This option is disabled
by default.
- Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password
when they are set.
- Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm
boots).
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NOTE: The system
will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when
powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will
always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
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Password Change |
Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard
disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set.
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Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled
by default.
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TPM Security |
This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system.
TPM Security - This option is disabled by default.
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NOTE: Activation, deactivation,
and clear options are not affected if you load the setup program's
default values. Changes to this option take effect immediately.
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Computrace |
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface
of the optional
Computrace Service from
Absolute Software.
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Deactivate - This option is selected by default.
- Disable
- Activate
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Chassis Intrusion |
- Enable
- Disable
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On-Silent- This option is selected by default.
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CPU XD Support |
Allows you to enable or disable the execute disable mode of
the processor.
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Enable CPU XD Support - This option is enabled by default.
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OROM Keyboard Access |
Allows you to determine if you access the Option Read Only
Memory (OROM) configuration screens via hotkeys during boot. These
settings prevent access to the Intel RAID (CTRL+I) or Intel Management
Engine BIOS Extension (CTRL+P/F12).
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Enable - User may enter OROM configuration screens via
the hotkey. This option is selected by default.
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One-Time Enable - User can enter the OROM configuration
screens via the hotkeys during the next boot. After the boot, the
setting will revert to disabled.
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Disable - User can not enter the OROM configuration screens
via the hotkey.
This option is set to
Enable by default.
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Admin Setup Lockout |
Allows you to enable or disable the option to enter setup when
an admin password is set.
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Enable Admin Setup Lockout - This option is not set by
default.
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HDD Protection Support |
Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Protection feature
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HDD Protection Support - This option is not set by default.
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