Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC TPS BIOS Setup Utility
Revision 1.8 Intel order number: E42249-009 75
Set Administrator
Password
Administrator password is used to
control change access in BIOS Setup
Utility.
Only alphanumeric characters can be
used. Maximum length is 7 characters. It
is case sensitive.
Note: Administrator password must be
set in order to use the user account.
This option is only to control
access to the setup.
Administrator has full
access to all the setup
items. Clearing the
Administrator password also
clears the user password.
User password is used to control entry
access to BIOS Setup Utility.
Only alphanumeric characters can be
used. Maximum length is 7 characters. It
is case sensitive.
Note: Removing the administrator
password also automatically removes
the user password.
Available only if the
administrator password is
installed. This option only
protects the setup.
User password only has
limited access to the setup
items.
If enabled, locks the power button and
reset button on the system's front panel.
If [Enabled] is selected, power and reset
must be controlled via a system
management interface.
Enabled and
Activated
Enabled and
Deactivated
Disabled and
Activated
Disabled and
Deactivated
Information only.
Shows the current TPM
device state.
A disabled TPM device
does not execute
commands that use the
TPM functions and TPM
security operations are not
available.
An enabled and deactivated
TPM is in the same state as
a disabled TPM except
setting of the TPM
ownership is allowed if not
present already.
An enabled and activated
TPM executes all
commands that use the
TPM functions and TPM
security operations are also
available.
TPM Administrative
Control
No Operation
Turn On
Turn Off
Clear Ownership
[No Operation] - No changes to current
state.
[Turn On] - Enables and activates TPM.
[Turn Off] - Disables and deactivates
TPM.
[Clear Ownership] - Removes the TPM
ownership authentication and returns the
TPM to a factory default state.
Note: The BIOS setting returns to [No
Operation] on every boot cycle by
default.