BIOS Setup Menu

The tables in this section provide an overview of the BIOS Setup menu options.

Main menu

Select

To do this

 

 

System information

● View and change the system time and date.

 

●

View identification information about your computer.

 

●

View specification information about the processor,

 

 

memory size, and system BIOS.

 

 

 

Security menu

Select

To do this

 

 

Administrator password

Control access to Setup Utility.

 

 

Power-on password

Control access to your computer.

 

 

TPM Status

Disable and deactivate or enable and activate (select models

 

only)

 

 

TPM Operation

Select no operation and TPM status (select models only)

 

 

Diagnostics menu

Select

To do this

 

 

Primary Hard Disk Self Test

Run a quick or comprehensive self-test on the hard drive.

 

 

Memory Test

Run a diagnostic test on the system memory.

 

 

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