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once. When Permanently Disabled is selected, Absolute Persistence, Firmware Device Tamper Detection

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Table 49. System Setup options-Security menu (continued) Security When enabled, the BIOS will queue up a data wipe cycle for storage devices that are connected to the motherboard on the next reboot. By default, the Start Data Wipe option is disabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Absolute Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To use these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact Absolute forconfiguration and activation. By default, the Absolute option is enabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Absolute option enabled. WARNING: The Permanently Disabled option can only be selected once. When Permanently Disabled is selected, Absolute Persistence cannot be reenabled. No further changes to the Enable/Disable states are allowed. NOTE: The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while the computer is in the activated state. NOTE: When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration cannot be disabled from the BIOS Setup screen. UEFI Boot Path Security Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu. By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen warning message is displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot until the event is cleared. By default, the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is enabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option enabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to clear the events that are logged when tampering of firmware device is detected. By default, the Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is disabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. 154 BIOS Setup

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Table 49. System Setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
When enabled, the BIOS will queue up a data wipe cycle for storage devices that
are connected to the motherboard on the next reboot.
By default, the
Start Data Wipe
option is disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Absolute
Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring
software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To use
these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact Absolute
forconfiguration and activation.
By default, the
Absolute
option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Absolute
option enabled.
WARNING:
The Permanently Disabled option can only be selected
once. When Permanently Disabled is selected, Absolute Persistence
cannot be reenabled. No further changes to the Enable/Disable states
are allowed.
NOTE:
The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while the computer is in
the activated state.
NOTE:
When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration
cannot be disabled from the BIOS Setup screen.
UEFI Boot Path Security
Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator
password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot
menu.
By default, the
Always Except Internal HDD
option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature
notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen
warning message is displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is
logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot until the event is
cleared.
By default, the
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Firmware
Device Tamper Detection
option enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Allows you to clear the events that are logged when tampering of firmware
device is detected.
By default, the
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
option is disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
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