Table 7-3 Computer Setup—Security (continued)
Device Security (shows
supported devices only)
Allows you to set Device Available/Device Hidden (default is ‘Device Available’) for:
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Serial Port A
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Serial Port B
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Serial Port C
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Serial Port D
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System Audio
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Network Controller
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SATA0
USB Security Allows you to set Enabled/Disabled (default is Enabled) for:
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Front USB Ports
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Rear USB Ports
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Internal USB Ports
Slot Security Allows you to disable the mini card slot. Default is enabled.
Network Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an operating system installed on a network server.
(Feature available on NIC models only; the network controller must be either a PCI expansion card or
embedded on the system board.) Default is enabled.
System IDs Allows you to set:
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Product Name
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Serial Number
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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) number. The UUID can only be updated if the current chassis
serial number is invalid. (These ID numbers are normally set in the factory and are used to uniquely
identify the system.)
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SKU Number
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Family Name
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Asset tag (18-byte identifier), a property identification number assigned by the company to the
computer.
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Ownership tag (80-byte identifier) displayed during POST.
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Feature Byte.
The label includes spaces after every four characters. You can enter or ignore these spaces – their
only purpose is to help with data entry. There is a character limitation of 40 bytes per line. When
you reach this limit, go to the next line to continue data entry. BIOS ignores the spaces and lines.
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Build ID
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Keyboard locale setting
System Security (these
options are hardware
dependent)
Data Execution Prevention (enable/disable) - Helps prevent operating system security breaches. Default
is enabled.
Virtualization Technology (enable/disable) - Controls the virtualization features of the processor.
Changing this setting requires turning the computer off and then back on. Default is disabled.
Secure Boot
Configuration
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Legacy Support—Enable/Disable. Allows you to turn off all legacy support on the computer,
including booting to DOS, running legacy graphics cards, booting to legacy devices, and so on. If set
to disable, legacy boot options in Storage > Boot Order are not displayed. Default is enabled.
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Secure Boot—Enable/Disable. Allows you to make sure an operating system is legitimate before
booting to it, making Windows resistant to malicious modification from preboot to full OS booting,
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