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Table 4. System setup options-System Configuration menu continued

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Table 4. System setup options-System Configuration menu (continued) System Configuration SATA Operation Configure operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller. Drives Enable or disable various drives on board. SATA-0 Displays the SATA device information of the computer. SATA-1 Displays the SATA device information of the computer. SATA-2 Displays the SATA device information of the computer. SATA-3 Displays the SATA device information of the computer. M.2 PCIe SSD-2 Displays the M.2 PCIe SSD information of the computer. SMART Reporting Enable or disable SMART Reporting during system startup. USB Configuration Enable Boot Support Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as external hard drive, optical drive, and USB drive. Enable Front USB Ports Enable or disable the front USB ports. Enable Rear USB Ports Enable or disable the rear USB ports. Front USB Configuration Enable or disable the front USB ports. Rear USB Configuration Enable or disable the rear USB ports. Audio Enable or disable the integrated audio controller. Table 5. System setup options-Video menu Video Multi-Display Enable or disable multiple displays. Primary Display Set or change the primary display. Table 6. System setup options-Security menu Security Internal HDD-2 Password Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password. Internal HDD-3 Password Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password. M.2 SATA SSD Password Set, change, or delete the M.2 solid-state drive password. Strong Password Enable or disable strong passwords. Password Configuration Control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin and System passwords. Password Change Enable or disable changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords when an administrator password is set. UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages. PTT Security PTT On Enable or disable Platform Trust Technology (PTT) visibility to the operating system. Clear Default: Disabled PPI ByPass for Clear Command Enable or disable the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command. Changes to this setting take effect immediately.Default: Disabled Absolute(R) Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace(R) Service from Absolute Software. System setup 63

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Table 4. System setup options—System Configuration menu (continued)
System Configuration
SATA Operation
Configure operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller.
Drives
Enable or disable various drives on board.
SATA-0
Displays the SATA device information of the computer.
SATA-1
Displays the SATA device information of the computer.
SATA-2
Displays the SATA device information of the computer.
SATA-3
Displays the SATA device information of the computer.
M.2 PCIe SSD-2
Displays the M.2 PCIe SSD information of the computer.
SMART Reporting
Enable or disable SMART Reporting during system startup.
USB Configuration
Enable Boot Support
Enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as external
hard drive, optical drive, and USB drive.
Enable Front USB Ports
Enable or disable the front USB ports.
Enable Rear USB Ports
Enable or disable the rear USB ports.
Front USB Configuration
Enable or disable the front USB ports.
Rear USB Configuration
Enable or disable the rear USB ports.
Audio
Enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
Table 5. System setup options—Video menu
Video
Multi-Display
Enable or disable multiple displays.
Primary Display
Set or change the primary display.
Table 6. System setup options—Security menu
Security
Internal HDD-2 Password
Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password.
Internal HDD-3 Password
Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password.
M.2 SATA SSD Password
Set, change, or delete the M.2 solid-state drive password.
Strong Password
Enable or disable strong passwords.
Password Configuration
Control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin
and System passwords.
Password Change
Enable or disable changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords when an
administrator password is set.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
PTT Security
PTT On
Enable or disable Platform Trust Technology (PTT) visibility to the operating
system.
Clear
Default: Disabled
PPI ByPass for Clear Command
Enable or disable the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled,
this setting will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing
the Clear command. Changes to this setting take effect immediately.Default:
Disabled
Absolute(R)
Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace(R)
Service from Absolute Software.
System setup
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