Table 56. System Setup options—Security menu(continued)
Security
Absolute Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring
software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To use
these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact Absolute
forconfiguration and activation.
By default, the Absolute option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Absolute
option enabled.
WARNING: The Permanently Disabled option can only be selected
once. When Permanently Disabled is selected, Absolute Persistence
cannot be reenabled. No further changes to the Enable/Disable states
are allowed.
NOTE: The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while the computer is in
the activated state.
NOTE: When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration
cannot be disabled from the BIOS Setup screen.
UEFI Boot Path Security Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator
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.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature
notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen
warning message is displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is
logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot until the event is
cleared.
By default, the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Firmware
Device Tamper Detection option enabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to clear the events that are logged when tampering of firmware
device is detected.
By default, the Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is disabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Table 57. System Setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Administrator Password The Administrator Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup
options. Once the administrator password is set, the BIOS Setup options can only
be modified after providing the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply to the Administrator Password -
● The administrator password cannot be set if system and/or internal storage
passwords are previously set.
● The administrator password can be used in place of the system and/or
internal storage passwords.
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