Option Description
System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only 
if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not 
installed in the system.
Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.
TPM Security
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is 
set to Off by default. You can only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation, and Intel 
TXT fields if the 
TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements 
or On without Pre-boot Measurements.
TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by 
default.
TPM Status Displays the TPM status.
TPM Command
CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The 
loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system.
Clears all the contents of the TPM. The TPM Clear option is set to No by default.
Intel TXT Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option. To enable 
the Intel TXT option, virtualization technology and TPM Security must be enabled 
with Pre-boot measurements. This option is set to Off by default.
Power Button Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. This option is set 
to Enabled by default.
NMI Button Enables or disables the NMI button on the front of the system. This option is set to 
Disabled by default.
AC Power 
Recovery
Sets how the system behaves after AC power is restored to the system. This option 
is set to Last by default.
AC Power 
Recovery Delay
Sets the time delay for system power up after AC power is restored to the system. 
This option is set to Immediate by default.
User Defined 
Delay (60s to 
240s)
Sets the User Defined Delay option when the User Defined option for AC Power 
Recovery Delay is selected.
UEFI Variable 
Access
Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables. When set to Standard (the 
default), UEFI variables are accessible in the operating system per the UEFI 
specification. When set to Controlled, selected UEFI variables are protected in the 
environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current 
boot order.
Secure Boot Enables Secure Boot, where the BIOS authenticates each pre-boot image by using 
the certificates in the Secure Boot Policy. Secure Boot is disabled by default.
Secure Boot 
Policy
When Secure Boot policy is set to Standard, the BIOS uses the system 
manufacturer’s key and certificates to authenticate pre-boot images. When Secure 
Boot policy is set to Custom, the BIOS uses the user-defined key and certificates. 
Secure Boot policy is set to Standard by default.
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