Table 23. Security (continued)
Option Description
NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password
and the hard drive password.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
System Password Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
HDD Password Allows you to set, change or delete the administrator password.
Strong Password This field enforces strong passwords that contain at least one uppercase character,
one lowercase character, and be at least 8 characters long.
Password Change Allows you to enable or disable permissions to set a System password and a Hard Drive
password when the admin password is set.
Default Setting: Permitted
Password Bypass This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) password and the internal HDD
password prompts during system re-start. Disabled (Default Setting)
Password configuration These fields control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for
Admin and System passwords.
Computrace Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are:
● Deactivate (Default Setting)
● Activate
NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the
feature and no further changes will be allowed.
TPM Security This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system
is enabled and visible to the operating system. When disabled the BIOS will not turn On
the TPM During POST. The TPM will be non-functional and invisible to the operating
system. When enabled, the BIOS will turn On the TPM during POST so that it can be
used by the operating system. This option is Enable by default.
NOTE: Disabling this option does not change any settings you may have made to
the TPM, nor does it delete or change any information or keys you may have stored
there. It simply turns Off the TPM so that it cannot be used. When you re-enable
this option, the TPM will function exactly as it did before it was disabled.
NOTE: Changes to this option take effect immediately.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update
packages. Enabled (Default Setting)
CPU XD Support This option enables or disables the Execute Disable mode for the processor. Enabled
(Default Setting)
OROM Keyboard Access This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM configuration
screens via hotkeys during boot.
Table 24. Boot
Option Description
Boot List Option
Default Setting: Legacy
Secure Boot This option enables or disables the Secure Boot feature.
● Disabled (Default Setting) - Windows 10)
● Enabled - Windows 10
Load Legacy Option ROM This option enables or disables the Load Legacy Option ROM
feature.
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