Dell Alienware x16 R2 Owners Manual - Page 119

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Table 39. System setup options-Passwords menu (continued) Passwords the phone after verifying ownership details. The unlock code overrides and removes the existing password. NOTE: When a hard drive password is overridden using this method, the data on the hard drive is erased if secure erase was enabled when setting the password. Master Password Lockout Enable Master Password Lockout The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery Password feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is forgotten, the computer becomes unusable. NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout option is not available. NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared before Master Password Lockout can be changed. By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled. Dell does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you have implemented your own password recovery computer. Table 40. System setup options-Update, Recovery menu Update, Recovery UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages. NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). By default, the Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates option is enabled. BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables or disables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key. By default, the BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive option is enabled. NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting drives (SED). NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive. BIOS Downgrade Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the computer firmware to previous revisions. By default, the Allow BIOS Downgrade option is enabled. SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of certain computer errors. By default, the SupportAssist OS Recovery option is enabled. BIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service operating system recovery if the main operating system fails to boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the Auto operating system Recovery Threshold setup option and local Service operating system does not boot or is not installed. By default, the BIOSConnect option is enabled. Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell operating system Recovery Tool. 119

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Table 39. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
the phone after verifying ownership details. The unlock code overrides and removes
the existing password.
NOTE:
When a hard drive password is overridden using this method, the data on
the hard drive is erased if secure erase was enabled when setting the password.
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery Password
feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is forgotten, the
computer becomes unusable.
NOTE:
When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout option is
not available.
NOTE:
When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the
Enable Master Password Lockout
option is disabled.
Dell does not recommend enabling the
Master Password Lockout
unless you have
implemented your own password recovery computer.
Table 40. System setup options—Update, Recovery menu
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE:
Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
By default, the
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
option is enabled.
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
Enables or disables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from
a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
By default, the
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
option is enabled.
NOTE:
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).
NOTE:
BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if
the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the event of
EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery image must exist
on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade
Controls flashing of the computer firmware to previous revisions.
By default, the
Allow BIOS Downgrade
option is enabled.
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of
certain computer errors.
By default, the
SupportAssist OS Recovery
option is enabled.
BIOSConnect
Enables or disables cloud Service operating system recovery if the main operating
system fails to boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value
specified by the Auto operating system Recovery Threshold setup option and local
Service operating system does not boot or is not installed.
By default, the
BIOSConnect
option is enabled.
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution
Console and for Dell operating system Recovery Tool.
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