2.4.3TPM Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.

TPM Configuration

 

 

Enable/Disable TPM

 

 

TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2)

TCG/TPM SUPPORT

[NO]

supp in BIOS

TCG/TPM SUPPORT [YES]

Allows you to enable or disable TCG/TPM setting.

Configuration options: [YES] [NO].

The following items show when you set TCG/TPM SUPPORT option to [YES].

Execute TPM Command [Last setting]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM security chip.

Configuration options: [Last setting] [Disabled] [Enabled]

TPM Enable / Disable Status [No State]

The item is not configurable.

TPM Owner Status [No State]

The item is not configurable.

To enable the TPM function, set the Execute TPM Command item to [Enabled] and then save the change (see “2.8 Exit menu” for details). After the system reboots, the TPM Configuration menu will change into the following one.

TPM Configuration

 

 

Enable (Activate)/

 

 

Disable (Deactivate)

Execute TPM Command

[Last setting]

Command to TPM

TPM Enable/Disable Status

[Enabled]

 

Clearing the TPM

[Press Enter]

 

TPM Owner Status

[UnOwned]

 

Clearing the TPM [Press Enter]

Allows you to clear the user information saved in the TPM security chip. When you press <Enter>, a warning message will appear to ask if you want to clear the user information in the security chip. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Ok] and [Cancel], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice.

 

After you select [OK] to execute the Clearing the TPM function, the data saved

 

in the TPM security chip will be cleared and can never be restored.

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