Computer Setup—Security

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table A-3Computer Setup—Security

Option

Description

 

 

Setup Password

Allows you to set and enable a setup (administrator) password.

 

NOTE: If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer Setup options, flash the

 

ROM, and make changes to certain plug and play settings under Windows.

 

 

Power-On

Allows you to set and enable a power-on password. The power-on password prompt appears after

Password

a power cycle or reboot. If the user does not enter the correct power-on password, the unit will not

 

boot.

 

 

 

Device Security

Allows you to set Device Available/Device Hidden (default is Device Available) for:

 

Serial port A

 

System audio

 

Network controller

 

SATA ports (varies by model)

 

 

USB Security

Not supported.

 

 

Slot Security

Allows you to disable any PCI or PCI Express slot. Default is enabled.

 

 

Network Boot

Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an operating system installed on a network

 

server. (Feature available on NIC models only; the network controller must be either a PCI

 

expansion card or embedded on the system board.) Default is enabled.

 

 

System IDs

read-only unless entered using Ctrl+A.

 

Allows you to set:

 

Product Name

 

Serial Number

 

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) number. The UUID can only be updated if the current

 

 

chassis serial number is invalid. (These ID numbers are normally set in the factory and are used

 

 

to uniquely identify the system.)

 

SKU Number

 

Family Name (always read-only)

 

Asset tag (18-byte identifier), a property identification number assigned by the company to the

 

 

computer.

 

Feature Byte

 

Build ID

 

Keyboard locale setting for System ID entry.

 

 

 

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