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Dell OptiPlex 7440 All-In-One Owner's Manual

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Security screen options

Option
Description
Admin Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.
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.
NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default setting: Not set

System Password
Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.
NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately.

Default setting: Not set

Internal HDD-0 Password
Allows you to set, change or delete the system’s internal hard disk’s password.

Default setting: Not set

NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately.
Strong Password
Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong passwords.

Default Setting: Enable Strong Password is not selected.

NOTE If Strong Password is enabled, Admin and System passwords must contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character and be at least 8 characters long.
Password Configuration
Allows you to determine the minimum and maximum length of Administrator and System passwords.
Password Bypass
Allows you to enable or disable the permission to bypass the System and the Internal HDD password, when they are set. The options are:
  • Disabled
  • Reboot bypass

Default setting: Disabled

Password Change
Allows you to enable the disable permission to the System and Hard Drive passwords when the admin password is set.

Default setting: Allow Non-Admin Password Changes is selected.

TPM 1.2 Security
Allows you to enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST. This option is enabled by default. The options are:
  • Clear
  • PPI Bypass for Enabled Commands
  • PPI Bypass for Disabled Commands
  • Attestation Enable
  • Key Storage Enable
  • SHA - 256
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.
Computrace (R)
Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are:
  • Deactivate
  • Disable
  • Activate
NOTE The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed

Default setting: Deactivate

Chassis Intrusion
This field controls the chassis intrusion feature. The options are:
  • Disabled
  • Enabled

Default setting: Disabled

CPU XD Support
Allows you to enable or disable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.

Enable CPU XD Support (default)

OROM Keyboard Access
Allows you to set an option to enter the Option ROM Configuration screens using hotkeys during boot. The options are:
  • Enabled
  • One Time Enable
  • Disabled

Default setting: Enable

Admin Setup Lockout
Allows you to enable or disable the option to enter setup when an admin password is set.
  • Enable Admin Setup Lockout - This option is disabled by default.
HDD Protection Support
Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Protection feature.
  • HDD Protection Support - This option is disabled by default.

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