
Table
Option | Description |
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Password Status | Setting the Setup Password option to Enabled prevents the |
| system password from being changed or disabled at system |
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| To lock the system password, assign a setup password in the |
| Setup Password option and then change the Password Status |
| option to Locked. In this state, you cannot change the system |
| password using the System Password option and cannot be |
| disabled at system |
| To unlock the system password, enter the setup password in the |
| Setup Password field and then change the Password Status |
| option to Unlocked. In this state, you can disable the system |
| password at system |
| then change the password using the System Password option. |
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TPM Security | Sets the reporting of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in |
(Off default) | the system. |
| When set to Off (default), presence of the TPM is not reported |
| to the operating system. |
| When set to On with |
| reports the TPM to the operating system and stores the |
| measurements (compliant with Trusted Computing Group |
| standards) to the TPM during POST. |
| When set to On without |
| reports the TPM to the operating system and bypasses |
| measurements. |
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TPM Activation | Changes the operational state of the TPM. |
| When set to Activate, the TPM is enabled and activated at |
| default settings. |
| When set to Deactivate, the TPM is disabled and deactivated. |
| The No Change state initiates no action. The operational state |
| of the TPM remains unchanged (all user settings for the TPM |
| are preserved). |
| NOTE: This field is |
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Using the System Setup Program