General-System Information
Advanced Boot Options
Enable Legacy Option ROMs Enable or disable the Legacy Option ROMs.
Enable Attempt Legacy Boot Enable or disable Legacy Boot.
UEFI Boot Path Security Enable or disable the system to prompt the user to enter the Admin password when
booting a UEFI boot path from the F12 boot menu.
Date/Time Displays the current date in MM/DD/YY format and current time in HH:MM:SS
AM/PM format.
Table 4. System setup options—System Conguration menu
System Conguration
Integrated NIC Controls the on-board LAN controller.
Enable UEFI Network Stack Enable or disable UEFI Network Stack.
SATA Operation Congure operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.
Drives Enable or disable various drives on board.
SMART Reporting Enable or disable SMART Reporting during system startup.
USB Conguration
Enable Boot Support Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as external hard drive,
optical drive, and USB drive.
Enable External USB Port Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices connected to external USB
port.
Thunderbolt Adapter Conguration Enable or disable Thunderbolt technology support.
Audio Enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
Keyboard Illumination Enables you to choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC When the backlight is enabled, this feature denes the timeout value for the keyboard
backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the computer.
Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery When the backlight is enabled, this feature denes the timeout value for the keyboard
backlight when the computer is running only on battery power.
Miscellaneous Devices Enable or disable various onboard devices.
Table 5. System setup options—Video menu
Video
LCD Brightness Set the panel brightness independently for Battery and AC power.
Table 6. System setup options—Security menu
Security
Admin Password Set, change, or delete the administrator password.
System Password Set, change, or delete the system password.
Internal HDD-0 Password Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password.
Strong Password Enable or disable strong passwords.
Password Conguration Control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin and
System passwords.
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