Dell OptiPlex 9020 All In One Dell OptiPlex 9020 AIO Owners Manual - Page 47

System Password, Computrace Service, Absolute Software, Allow Non-Admin Password Changes

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Option Internal HDD-4 Password Strong Password Password Configuration Password Bypass Password Change TPM Security Computrace Chassis Intrusion Description The drive does not have a password set by default. • Enter the old password • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately. The drive does not have a password set by default. • Enter the old password • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default. This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the admin and system passwords. • Admin Password Min • Admin Password Max • System Password Min • System Password Max Allows you to bypass the System 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. Allows you to 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 lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system. TPM Security - This option is disabled by default. NOTE: Activation, deactivation, and clear options are not affected if you load the setup program's default values. Changes to this option take effect immediately. This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. • Deactivate - This option is enabled by default. • Disable • Activate This field controls the chassis intrusion feature. The options are: 47

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Option
Description
The drive does not have a password set by default.
Enter the old password
Enter the new password
Confirm the new password
Internal HDD-4 Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard
disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.
The drive does not have a password set by default.
Enter the old password
Enter the new password
Confirm the new password
Strong Password
Enable strong password
- This option is disabled by default.
Password Configuration
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the
admin and system passwords.
Admin Password Min
Admin Password Max
System Password Min
System Password Max
Password Bypass
Allows you to bypass the
System 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
Allows you to 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 Security
This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system
is enabled and visible to the operating system.
TPM Security
- This option is disabled by default.
NOTE:
Activation, deactivation, and clear options are not affected if you load the
setup program's default values. Changes to this option take effect immediately.
Computrace
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
Computrace Service
from
Absolute Software
.
Deactivate
- This option is enabled by default.
Disable
Activate
Chassis Intrusion
This field controls the chassis intrusion feature. The options are:
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