Dell Precision 5520 Owners Manual - Page 37

Option Asset Tag Admin Password System Password HDD Password Strong Password Password Change Password Bypass Password configuration Computrace TPM Security UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates CPU XD Support OROM Keyboard Access Table 8. Boot Option Boot List Option Secure Boot Description Allows you to set the asset tag. Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password. NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive password. NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately. NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password and the hard drive password. NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately. Allows you to set, change or delete the system password. NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately. Allows you to set, change or delete the administrator password. This field enforces strong passwords that contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, and be at least 8 characters long. Allows you to enable or disable permissions to set a System password and a Hard Drive password when the admin password is set. Default Setting: Permitted This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) password and the internal HDD password prompts during system re-start. Disabled (Default Setting) These fields control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin and System passwords. Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are: • Deactivate (Default Setting) • Activate NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed. This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system. When disabled the BIOS will not turn On the TPM During POST. The TPM will be non-functional and invisible to the operating system. When enabled, the BIOS will turn On the TPM during POST so that it can be used by the operating system. This option is Enable by default. NOTE: Disabling this option does not change any settings you may have made to the TPM, nor does it delete or change any information or keys you may have stored there. It simply turns Off the TPM so that it cannot be used. When you reenable this option, the TPM will function exactly as it did before it was disabled. NOTE: Changes to this option take effect immediately. This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. Enabled (Default Setting) This option enables or disables the Execute Disable mode for the processor. Enabled (Default Setting) This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM configuration screens via hotkeys during boot. Description Default Setting: Legacy This option enables or disables the Secure Boot feature. System Setup Options 37