Dell Detailed Instructions on Using Absolute Software for Enhanced Security Management

Option	Description
	The drive does not have a password set by default.
	• Enter the old password
	• Enter the new password
	• Confirm the new password
Internal HDD-4 Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard
	disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.
	The drive does not have a password set by default.
	• Enter the old password
	• Enter the new password
	• Confirm the new password
Strong Password	Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default.
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
Password Bypass	Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts
	during a system restart.
	• Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when
		they are set. This option is disabled by default.
	• Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots).
		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.
Password Change	Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are
	permitted when an administrator password is set.
	• Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
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.
		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	This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
	Computrace Service from Absolute Software.
	• Deactivate - This option is enabled by default.
	•	Disable
	•	Activate
Chassis Intrusion	This field controls the chassis intrusion feature. The options are:

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