Desktop Management

Security Features Overview (Continued)

Option

Description

 

 

Device Security

Enables/disables serial ports, parallel port, front USB ports,

 

system audio, network controllers (some models), and SCSI

 

controllers (some models).

 

 

Network Service 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

 

reside on the PCI bus or be embedded on the system board.)

 

 

System IDs

Allows you to set:

 

• Asset tag (18-byte identifier) and ownership Tag (80-byte

 

identifier displayed during POST).

 

• Chassis serial number or 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.)

 

• Keyboard locale setting (for example, English or German)

 

for System ID entry.

 

 

DriveLock (some models)

Allows you to assign or modify a master or user password for

 

certain ATA hard drives. When this feature is enabled, the user

 

is prompted to provide one of the DriveLock passwords during

 

POST. If neither is successfully entered, the hard drive will

 

remain inaccessible until one of the passwords is successfully

 

provided during a subsequent cold-boot sequence.

This selection will only appear when at least one drive that supports ATA Security is attached to the system.

For more information about Computer Setup, see the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide. Support for security features may vary depending on your specific computer configuration.

 

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