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Table 9. Video, Table 10. Security, Option, Description, Allow Non-Admin Password Changes

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Table 9. Video Option Primary Display Table 10. Security Option Admin Password System Password Internal HDD-0 Password Internal HDD-3 Password Strong Password Password Configuration Password Bypass Password Change UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates TPM 2.0 Security Computrace Description Allows you to select the primary display when multiple controllers are available in the system. ● Auto (default) ● Intel HD Graphics NOTE: If you do not select Auto, the on-board graphics device will be present and enabled. Description Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password. Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password. Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer's internal HDD. Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer's internal HDD. NOTE: HDD passwords are not available for PCI-e hard drives. This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system. Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32. 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 selected 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. This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) 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 ● Attestation Enable (default) ● Key Storage Enable(default) ● SHA-256(default) ● 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. System setup 59

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Table 9. Video
Option
Description
Primary Display
Allows you to select the primary display when multiple controllers are available in the system.
●
Auto (default)
●
Intel HD Graphics
NOTE:
If you do not select Auto, the on-board graphics device will be present and
enabled.
Table 10. Security
Option
Description
Admin Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password.
System Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
Internal HDD-0 Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer’s internal HDD.
Internal HDD-3 Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer’s internal HDD.
NOTE:
HDD passwords are not available for PCI-e hard drives.
Strong Password
This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system.
Password Configuration
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a
administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and
32.
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 selected 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.
UEFI Capsule Firmware
Updates
This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update
packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates
from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service
(LVFS)
TPM 2.0 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
●
Attestation Enable (default)
●
Key Storage Enable(default)
●
SHA-256(default)
●
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.
System setup
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