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Setup procedures, Enabling the embedded security chip

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Setup procedures CAUTION To reduce security risk, it is highly recommended that your IT administrator immediately initialize the embedded security chip. Failure to initialize the embedded security chip could result in an unauthorized user, a computer worm, or a virus taking ownership of the computer and gaining control over the owner tasks, such as handling the emergency recovery archive, and configuring user access settings. Follow the steps in the following 2 sections to enable and initialize the embedded security chip. Enabling the embedded security chip The embedded security chip must be enabled in the Computer Setup utility. This procedure cannot be performed in BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools. To enable the embedded security chip: 1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing f10 while the "F10 = ROM Based Setup" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. If you have not set an administrator password, use the arrow keys to select Security > Setup password, and then press enter. 3. Type your password in the New password and Verify new password boxes, and then press f10. 4. In the Security menu, use the arrow keys to select TPM Embedded Security, and then press enter. 5. Under Embedded Security, if the device is hidden, select Available. 6. Select Embedded security device state and change to Enable. 7. Press f10 to accept the changes to the Embedded Security configuration. 8. To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit. Then follow the on-screen instructions. 28 Chapter 4 Embedded Security for ProtectTools ENWW

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Setup procedures
CAUTION
To reduce security risk, it is highly recommended that your IT administrator
immediately initialize the embedded security chip. Failure to initialize the embedded security chip
could result in an unauthorized user, a computer worm, or a virus taking ownership of the
computer and gaining control over the owner tasks, such as handling the emergency recovery
archive, and configuring user access settings.
Follow the steps in the following 2 sections to enable and initialize the embedded security chip.
Enabling the embedded security chip
The embedded security chip must be enabled in the Computer Setup utility. This procedure cannot be
performed in BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools.
To enable the embedded security chip:
1.
Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
f10
while the
“F10 = ROM Based Setup” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2.
If you have not set an administrator password, use the arrow keys to select
Security > Setup
password
, and then press
enter
.
3.
Type your password in the
New password
and
Verify new password
boxes, and then press
f10
.
4.
In the
Security
menu, use the arrow keys to select
TPM Embedded Security
, and then press
enter
.
5.
Under
Embedded Security
, if the device is hidden, select
Available
.
6.
Select
Embedded security device state
and change to
Enable
.
7.
Press
f10
to accept the changes to the Embedded Security configuration.
8.
To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select
File > Save
Changes and Exit
. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
28
Chapter 4
Embedded Security for ProtectTools
ENWW