HP Mini 5102 HP Mini 5102 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 96

Security menu - bios reset

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Security menu NOTE: Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer. Select Setup BIOS Administrator Password Password Policy (requires a BIOS administrator password) HP SpareKey Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present) Change Password HP SpareKey Enrollment DriveLock Passwords Automatic DriveLock TPM Embedded Security Disk Sanitizer System IDs To do this Set up a BIOS administrator password. Revise password policy criteria. Enable/disable HP SpareKey (enabled by default). Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (enabled by default). Reset/clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models only; disabled by default). Enter, change, or delete a BIOS administrator password. Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which is a set of security questions and answers used if you forget your password. ● Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive (enabled by default). ● Change a DriveLock user password or master password. NOTE: DriveLock settings are accessible only when you enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the computer. Enable/disable Automatic DriveLock support. Enable/disable support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Embedded Security, which protects the computer from unauthorized access to owner functions available in Embedded Security for ProtectTools. For more information, refer to the ProtectTools software Help. NOTE: You must have a setup password to change this setting. Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary hard drive or the drive in the upgrade bay. CAUTION: If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the selected drive is destroyed permanently. Enter a user-defined computer asset tracking number and ownership tag. 88 Chapter 5 Computer Setup

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Security menu
NOTE:
Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer.
Select
To do this
Setup BIOS Administrator Password
Set up a BIOS administrator password.
Password Policy (requires a BIOS administrator password)
Revise password policy criteria.
HP SpareKey
Enable/disable HP SpareKey (enabled by default).
Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment
Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (enabled by default).
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present)
Reset/clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models
only; disabled by default).
Change Password
Enter, change, or delete a BIOS administrator password.
HP SpareKey Enrollment
Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which is a set of security
questions and answers used if you forget your password.
DriveLock Passwords
Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive
(enabled by default).
Change a DriveLock user password or master password.
NOTE:
DriveLock settings are accessible only when you
enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the
computer.
Automatic DriveLock
Enable/disable Automatic DriveLock support.
TPM Embedded Security
Enable/disable support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Embedded Security, which protects the computer from
unauthorized access to owner functions available in
Embedded Security for ProtectTools. For more information,
refer to the ProtectTools software Help.
NOTE:
You must have a setup password to change this
setting.
Disk Sanitizer
Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary
hard drive or the drive in the upgrade bay.
CAUTION:
If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the selected
drive is destroyed permanently.
System IDs
Enter a user-defined computer asset tracking number and
ownership tag.
88
Chapter 5
Computer Setup