Dell Inspiron 5485 - Security

Advanced
Default: OS Automatic Selection
Maintenance
Data Wipe on next boot Enables or disables data wipe on the next boot.
Default: Disabled
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.
BIOS Auto-Recovery Enables BIOS to automatically recover BIOS without user actions.
Default: Disabled
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System
Resolution Console and for the Dell OS Recovery tool.
Default: 2
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for the SupportAssist OS
Recovery tool in the even of certain system errors.
Default: Disabled
Table 5. System setup options—Security menu
Security
Admin Password Status Displays if the administrator password is clear or set.
System Password Status Displays if the system password is clear or set.
Default: Not Set
HDD2 Password Status Displays if the HDD password is clear or set.
Default: Not Set
Service Tag Set your system’s Service Tag.
Admin Password Allows you to set the administrator password. The administrator
password controls access to the system setup utility.
System Password Allows you to set the system password. The system password
controls access to the computer at boot.
HDD2 password Allows you to set, change, or delete the hard-disk drive
password.
Password Change Allows you to permit or deny system password or HDD password
changes.
Default: Permitted
Computrace Enables or disables the BIOS module interface of the optional
Computrace Service from Absolute Software.
Default: Deactivate
SED Block SID Authentication Enables or disables SED Block SID Authentication.
Default: Disabled
PPI Bypass for SED Block SID Command When there is no drive ownership and the ppibypassforblocksid
is enabled, BIOS requires user input while sending the Block SID
authentication command to SED drives. When
ppibypassforblocksid is disabled, BIOS does not require user
input while sending the Block SID command.
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