Table 10. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Block Boot Until Cleared when the Block Boot Until Cleared option is enabled, you may not be able to
boot until returning to this page to clear the warning. If an Admin Password is
set, you need to unlock setup to clear the warning.
SMM Security Mitigation Enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections.
By default, the option is enabled.
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe Enable or disable the data wipe on next boot.
By default, the Start Data Wipe option is disabled.
Absolute Enable, disable, or permanently disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute Software.
By default, the option is enabled.
WARNING: The 'Permanently Disabled' option can only be
selected once. When 'Permanently Disabled' is selected, Absolute
Persistence cannot be re-enabled. No further changes to the
Enable/Disable states are allowed.
NOTE: The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while Computrace is in
the activated state.
UEFI Boot Path Security Controls whether the system prompts the user to enter the admin password (if
set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu.
By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
By default, the Silent option is enabled.
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
By default, the option is disabled.
Table 11. System setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password Set, change, or delete the administrator password.
System Password Set, change, or delete the system password.
M.2 PCIe SSD-1 Set, change, or delete the NVMe SSD-0 password.
Password Configuration
Upper Case Letter Reinforces password must have at least one upper case letter.
By default, the option is disabled.
Lower Case Letter Reinforces password must have at least one lower case letter.
By default, the option is disabled.
Digit Reinforces password must have at least one digit number.
By default, the option is disabled.
Special Character Reinforces password must have at least one special character.
By default, the option is disabled.
Minimum Characters Set the minimum characters allowed for password.
Password Bypass When enabled, this always prompts for system and internal hard drive
passwords when powered on from the Off state.
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