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Option | Description |
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Admin Password |
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator(admin) password. The entries to set password are:
Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you log in and then you can change or delete the password.
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System Password |
Allows you to set, change, or delete the System password. The entries to set password are:
Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you log in and then you can change or delete the password.
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Strong Password |
Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong password.
This option is not set by default. |
Password Configuration |
You can define the length of your password. Min = 4, Max = 32 |
Password Bypass |
Allows you to bypass the System password and the Internal HDD password, when it is set, during a system restart. Click one of the options:
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Password Change |
Allows you to change the System password when the administrator password is set.
This option is set by default. |
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates |
Allows you to update the system BIOS via UEFI capsule update packages.
This option is set by default. |
HDD Security |
This options controls the mechanism used by BIOS to block external Self Encrypting Drives (SED) management software to take ownership of the SED. The options are:
Both the options are disabled by default. NOTE This option is applicable with laptops shipped with SED
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TPM 2.0 Security |
Allows you to enable or disable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST. The options are:
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Absolute® | This field lets you Enable, Disable, or Permanently Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute® Software. This option is enabled by default. |
OROM Keyboard Access |
This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens via hotkey during boot. Specifically this settings is capable of preventing access to Intel® RAID(Ctrl+I) or Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Ctrl+P/F12). Options are:
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Admin Setup Lockout |
Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set.
This option is not set by default. |
Master Password Lockout |
Allows you to disable master password support.
This option is not set by default. NOTE Hard Disk password should be cleared before the settings can be changed.
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SMM Security Mitigation |
Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protection.
This option is not set by default. |