Table 5. Security menu items (continued)
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| Intel AT Module Activation | • | Disabled | Enable or disable the UEFI |
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| • | Enabled | BIOS interface to activate |
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| Intel AT module that is an | ||
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| • | Permanently Disabled | |
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| optional | ||
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| from Intel. |
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| Note: If you set the Intel |
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| AT module activation to |
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| Permanently Disabled, |
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| you will be unable to enable |
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| this setting again. |
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| Note: This |
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| supported in models with |
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| an AMD CPU. |
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| Computrace Module | • | Disabled | Enables or disables the |
| Activation | • | Enabled | UEFI BIOS interface to |
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| activate the Computrace | ||
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| • | Permanently Disabled | |
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| module. Computrace is an | ||
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| optional monitoring service |
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| from Absolute Software. |
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| Note: If you set the |
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| Computrace module |
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| activation to Permanently |
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| Disabled, you will be |
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| unable to enable this |
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| setting again. |
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Secure Boot | Secure Boot | • | Disabled | Enable or disable UEFI |
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| • | Enabled | Secure Boot feature. |
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| Windows 8 operating | ||
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| system requires this feature |
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| to be enabled. |
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| Platform Mode | User Mode |
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| Secure Boot Mode | Standard Mode |
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| Reset to Setup Mode | • | Yes | This option is used to clear |
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| • | No | the current platform key |
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| and put the system into | ||
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| setup mode. You can install |
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| your own platform key and |
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| customize the Secure Boot |
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| signature databases in |
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| setup mode. Secure Boot |
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| mode will be set to custom |
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| mode. |
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| Restore Factory keys | • | Yes | This option is used to |
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| • | No | restore all keys and |
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| certificates in Secure | ||
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| Boot databases to factory |
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| defaults. Any customized |
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| Secure Boot settings |
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| will be erased, and the |
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| default platform key will be |
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| the original signature |
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| databases including |
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