Table 35. System Setup options—Passwords menu(continued)
Passwords
is set, the ability to enter the PSID is protected by requiring authentication with
the Admin Password. If this option is enabled, any user can clear the drive without
entering the Admin Password.
By default, the Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert option is disabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Table 36. System Setup options—Update, Recovery menu
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
By default, the Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates option is enabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables or disables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions
from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB drive.
By default, the BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive option is enabled.
NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).
NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work
if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the
event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery
image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade Allows downgrading of the system firmware to previous revisions.
By default, the Allow BIOS Downgrade option is enabled.
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool if certain
system errors occur.
By default, the SupportAssist OS Recovery option is enabled.
BIOSConnect Enables or disables 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 BIOSConnect option is enabled.
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Allows the control of the automatic boot flow for the SupportAssist System
Resolution Console and the Dell operating system Recovery Tool.
By default, the Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold value is set to 2.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
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