Dell OptiPlex 3046 Small Form Factor Owners Manual - Page 33

Option, Description, Allow Non-Admin Password Changes, Deactivate, On-Silent, Enable, One-Time Enable

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Option Password Bypass Password Change TPM 1.2 Security Computrace Chassis Intrusion CPU XD Support OROM Keyboard Access Admin Setup Lockout HDD Protection Support Description This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is disabled by default. • 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. This option lets you 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. Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system. • TPM On (default) • Clear • PPI Bypass for Enable Commands • PPI Bypass for Disable Commands • Disabled • Enabled (default) This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset management. • Deactivate - This option is disabled by default. • Disable • Activate Allows you to control the chassis intrusion feature. You can set this option to: • Enable • Disable • On-Silent - Enabled by default if chassis intrusion is detected. Allows you to enable or disable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. This option is enabled by default. This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens via hotkeys during boot. Specifically, these settings are capable of preventing access to Intel RAID (CTRL+I) or Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (CTRL+P/F12) • Enable - User may enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkey. • One-Time Enable - User may enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkeys on next boot only. After next boot, the setting will revert to disabled. • Disable - User may not enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkey. This option is set to Enable by default. Allows you to enable or disable the option to enter Setup when an Administrative password is set. This option is not set by default. Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Protection feature. This option is an advanced feature, which is intended to keep the HDD data secure and unchangeable. By default, this option is disabled. System Setup 33

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Option
Description
Password Bypass
This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password
prompts during a system restart.
•
Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set.
This option is disabled by default.
•
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
This option lets you 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 1.2 Security
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating
system.
•
TPM On (default)
•
Clear
•
PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
•
PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
•
Disabled
•
Enabled (default)
Computrace
This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace
Service from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service
designed for asset management.
•
Deactivate
- This option is disabled by default.
•
Disable
•
Activate
Chassis Intrusion
Allows you to control the chassis intrusion feature. You can set this option to:
•
Enable
•
Disable
•
On-Silent
— Enabled by default if chassis intrusion is detected.
CPU XD Support
Allows you to enable or disable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. This option is
enabled by default.
OROM Keyboard Access
This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens
via hotkeys during boot. Specifically, these settings are capable of preventing access to Intel
RAID (CTRL+I) or Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (CTRL+P/F12)
•
Enable
— User may enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkey.
•
One-Time Enable
— User may enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkeys on
next boot only. After next boot, the setting will revert to disabled.
•
Disable
— User may not enter OROM configuration screens via the hotkey.
This option is set to Enable by default.
Admin Setup Lockout
Allows you to enable or disable the option to enter Setup when an Administrative password
is set. This option is not set by default.
HDD Protection Support
Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Protection feature. This option is an advanced
feature, which is intended to keep the HDD data secure and unchangeable. By default, this
option is disabled.
System Setup
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