Dell Latitude 7350 Detachable Owners Manual - Page 132

Table 45. System Setup options-Passwords menu continued, Table 46. System Setup options-Update

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Table 45. System Setup options-Passwords menu (continued) Passwords By default, the Enable Admin Setup Lockout option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Admin Setup Lockout option disabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Enable Master Password Lockout The Master Password Lockout option allows you to disable the Recovery Password feature. If the system, 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 Technologies does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you have implemented your own password recovery system. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert The Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert option allows a user to clear the hard drive password without entering the BIOS Admin Password. When an Admin Password is set, the ability to enter the PSID is protected by requiring authentication with the Admin Password. If this option is enabled, any user can clear the drive without entering the Admin Password. By default, the Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert option is disabled. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. Table 46. 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. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. 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 drive. 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. NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in View Advanced Setup options. 132 BIOS Setup

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Table 45. System Setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
By default, the
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Admin Setup
Lockout
option disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Enable Master Password Lockout
The
Master Password Lockout
option allows you to disable the Recovery
Password feature. If the system, 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 Technologies does not recommend enabling the
Master Password Lockout
unless you have implemented your own password recovery system.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
The
Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
option allows a user to clear the hard drive
password without entering the BIOS Admin Password. When an Admin Password
is set, the ability to enter the PSID is protected by requiring authentication with
the Admin Password. If this option is enabled, any user can clear the drive without
entering the Admin Password.
By default, the
Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
option is disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
Table 46. 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.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
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 drive.
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.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable
Advanced Setup
mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options
.
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BIOS Setup