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Option, Description, Enable strong password, Allow Non-Admin Password Changes, TPM Security

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Option Internal HDD-0 Password Description This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password (sometimes called the setup password). The admin password enables several security features. The drive does not have a password set by default. • Enter the old password • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password Mini-card SSD Password Strong Password This option will appear if your computer has an M-SATA SSD device. Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default. Password Configuration This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the admin and system passwords. • Admin Password Min • Admin Password Max • System Password Min • System Password Max Password Bypass Password Change Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. This option is disabled by default. • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. • Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots). NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present. Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. • Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default. TPM Security Computrace This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system. TPM Security - This option is disabled by default. NOTE: Activation, deactivation, and clear options are not affected if you load the setup program's default values. Changes to this option take effect immediately. This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. • Deactivate - This option is selected by default. • Disable • Activate Chassis Intrusion • Enable • Disable 41

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Option
Description
Internal HDD-0 Password
This field lets you set, change, or delete the administrator (admin)
password (sometimes called the setup password). The admin password
enables several security features.
The drive does not have a password set by default.
•
Enter the old password
•
Enter the new password
•
Confirm the new password
Mini-card SSD Password
This option will appear if your computer has an M-SATA SSD device.
Strong Password
Enable strong password
- This option is disabled by default.
Password Configuration
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters
allowed for the admin and system passwords.
•
Admin Password Min
•
Admin Password Max
•
System Password Min
•
System Password Max
Password Bypass
Allows you to bypass the
System Password
and the internal HDD password
prompts during a system restart. This option is disabled by default.
•
Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password
when they are set.
•
Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm
boots).
NOTE:
The system will always prompt for the system and internal
HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot).
Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay
HDDs that may be present.
Password Change
Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk
passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set.
•
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
- This option is enabled by
default.
TPM Security
This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in
the system is enabled and visible to the operating system.
TPM Security
- This option is disabled by default.
NOTE:
Activation, deactivation, and clear options are not affected if
you load the setup program's default values. Changes to this option
take effect immediately.
Computrace
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional
Computrace Service
from
Absolute Software
.
•
Deactivate
- This option is selected by default.
•
Disable
•
Activate
Chassis Intrusion
•
Enable
•
Disable
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