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Password on Boot allows you to enable or disable the entering of
password for booting up your system.
Secure Boot Configuration (This item appears only when the password
has been set.)
Secure Boot enables or disables Secure Boot. Secure Boot is a feature
that helps prevent unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI
drivers from running at boot time.
Delete all Security Boot keys deletes all secure boot variables.
Restore Factory Defaults resets secure boot variables to manufacturing
defaults.
Set HDD 0 User Password sets the password for locking the Primary
Master hard disk drive. After setting a password, the hard disk drive can
only be unlocked by the password no matter where it is installed.
Security Freeze Lock enables or disables the “Security Freeze Lock”
function. This function is only applicable to SATA drives in AHCI mode. It
prevents attacks on the SATA drive by freezing the security state of the
drive at POST and also when the system resumes from S3.
TPM Setup Menu
TPM Support enables or disables TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support.
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a component on your computer’s
mainboard that is specifically designed to enhance platform security by
providing a protected space for key operations and other security critical
tasks.
Change TPM Status allows you to select between No Operation and
Clear.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology enables utilization of additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel® Trusted Execution Technology.
Boot Menu
The Boot menu sets the sequence of the devices to be searched for the
operating system.
Boot Type Order determines the boot order. You can rearrange the
order by dragging the boot device name up or down in the list.
Each boot device can be individually set to On or Off. If you want to
exclude a boot device from the boot order, set the device to Off.