Security

 

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System Password Max

Password Bypass

Allows you to bypass the System (Boot) 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.

Non-Admin Setup

This option lets you determine whether changes to the setup

Changes

option are permitted when an administrator password is set.

 

Allow Wireless Switch Changes — This option is disabled 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 disabled by default.

 

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Disable

 

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Activate

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