Dell PowerEdgeFC430 Owner's Manual page 30

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
yoursystemandtryagain.
Onthe System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
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On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.
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Related links
System Security
System Security Settings details
System Security Settings details
The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Intel AES-NI
ImprovesthespeedofapplicationsbyperformingencryptionanddecryptionbyusingtheAdvancedEncryption
Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option isset to Enabledbydefault.
System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled bydefault and is read-only if the password jumper is not
installed in thesystem.
Setup Password
Sets the setup password. This option is read-onlyif the password jumper is not installed inthe system.
Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlockedbydefault.
TPM Security
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to Off by default. 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.
TPMInformation Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default.
TPM Status
SpecifiestheTPMstatus.
TPM Command
Clears all the contents of the TPM. The TPM Clear option is set to No by default.
Intel TXT Enables or disables the Intel Trusted ExecutionTechnology (TXT) option.Toenable the IntelTXToption,
virtualization technology and TPM Securitymust be enabled with Pre-boot measurements. This option is set to
Offby default.
Power Button Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. This option is set to Enabled by default.
AC Power Sets how the system behaves after AC power is restored to the system. This option is set to Last by default.
Recovery
UEFI Variable Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables. Whenset to Standard (the default), UEFI variables are
Access
accessible in the operating system per the UEFI specification. When set to Controlled, selected UEFI variables are
protected in the environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current boot order.
Secure Boot
Enables SecureBoot, wherethe BIOSauthenticateseachpre-boot image byusing thecertificatesinthe Secure
Boot Policy. Secure Bootisdisabledbydefault.
Secure Boot Policy When Secure Boot policy is set to Standard, the BIOS uses the system manufacturer's key and certificates to
authenticate pre-boot images. When SecureBootpolicyissetto Custom, the BIOS usestheuser-definedkey and
certificates. Secure Boot policy is set to Standardbydefault.
SecureBoot Policy
Specifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.
Summary
30 Pre-operating system managementapplications
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results inthelossofall keys inthe TPM. Thelossof TPMkeys mayaffect
booting to the operating system.