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System Security Settings screen, Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology TXT.

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Menu Item Description NOTE: When C States set to Enabled in Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/ performance. System Security Settings screen You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password and disabling the power button. To view the System Security screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Security Settings. Menu Item Intel AES-NI System Password Setup Password Password Status TPM Security TPM Information TPM Status TPM Command Intel TXT Power Button NMI Button Description Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is set to Enabled by default. Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Locks the system password. By default, the Password Status option is set to Unlocked. NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed. Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). By default, the TPM Security option is set to Off. You can only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation, and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements. Changes the operational state of the TPM. By default, the TPM Activation option is set to No Change. Displays the TPM status. CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system. Clears all the contents of the TPM. By default, the TPM Clear option is set to No. Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT). To enable Intel TXT, Virtualization Technology must be enabled and TPM Security must be Enabled with Pre-boot measurements. By default, the Intel TXT option is set to Off. Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. By default, the Power Button option is set to Enabled. Enables or disables the NMI button on the front of the system. By default, the NMI Button option is set to Disabled. 38

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Menu Item
Description
NOTE:
When
C States
set to
Enabled
in
Custom
mode, changing
the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/
performance.
System Security Settings screen
You can use the
System Security
screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system
password, setup password and disabling the power button.
To view the
System Security
screen, click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System BIOS
>
System Security
Settings
.
Menu Item
Description
Intel AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and
decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is
set to
Enabled
by default.
System Password
Sets the system password. This option is set to
Enabled
by default and is
read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password
Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper
is not installed in the system.
Password Status
Locks the system password. By default, the
Password Status
option is set
to
Unlocked
.
TPM Security
NOTE:
The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is
installed.
Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform
Module (TPM). By default, the
TPM Security
option is set to
Off
. You can
only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation, and Intel TXT fields if the
TPM Status
field is set to either
On with Pre-boot Measurements
or
On
without Pre-boot Measurements
.
TPM Information
Changes the operational state of the TPM. By default, the
TPM Activation
option is set to
No Change
.
TPM Status
Displays the TPM status.
TPM Command
CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the
TPM. The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating
system.
Clears all the contents of the TPM. By default, the
TPM Clear
option is set
to
No
.
Intel TXT
Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT). To
enable
Intel TXT
, Virtualization Technology must be enabled and TPM
Security must be
Enabled
with Pre-boot measurements. By default, the
Intel TXT
option is set to
Off
.
Power Button
Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. By
default, the
Power Button
option is set to
Enabled
.
NMI Button
Enables or disables the NMI button on the front of the system. By default,
the
NMI Button
option is set to
Disabled
.
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