Table 11. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Persistence cannot be re-enabled. No further changes to the
Enable/Disable states are allowed.
NOTE: The Enable/Disable options will be unavailable while Computrace is
in the activated state.
UEFI Boot Path Security Controls whether the system prompt the user to enter the admin password (if
set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu.
By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled.
Authenticated BIOS Interface
Enable Authenticated BIOS Interface Enable or disable the authenticated BIOS interface.
By default, the option is disabled.
Legacy Manageability Interface
Access
Allows the platform administrator to control access through the Legacy
Manageability Interface Access when ABI is enabled and provisioned.
By default, the option is enabled.
Table 12. System setup options—Update, Recovery menu
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE: Disabling this option blocks BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a
recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
By default, the option is enabled.
NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade This field controls the flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
By default, the option is enabled.
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the
event of certain system errors.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOSConnect Enable or disable cloud Service operating system recovery if the main operating
system fails to boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the
value specified by the Auto operating system Recovery Threshold setup option
and local Service operating system does not boot or is not installed.
By default, the option is enabled.
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell operating system Recovery Tool.
By default, the threshold value is set to 2.
Table 13. System setup options—System Management menu
System Management
Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of the system.
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