Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 Reference Manual page 18

Table 18. System Profile Settings details (continued)
Option
Monitor/Mwait
Workload Profile
CPU Interconnect Bus Link
Power Management
PCI ASPM L1 Link Power
Management
System Security
To view the System Security screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >
System Security.
Table 19. System Security details
Option
CPU AES-NI
System Password
Setup Password
Password Status
TPM Information
Table 20. TPM 1.2 security information
Option Description
TPM Information
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, and TPM Activation if the TPM Status field is set to
either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements.
When TPM 1.2 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to Off, On with Pre-boot Measurements,
or On without Pre-boot Measurements.
TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default.
TPM Firmware Indicates the firmware version of the TPM.
TPM Status Specifies the TPM status.
TPM Command Controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). When set to None, no command is sent to the TPM.
When set to Activate, the TPM is enabled and activated. When set to Deactivate, the TPM is disabled
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Description
Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for all
system profiles, except Custom by default.
NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom mode is set
to disabled.
NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/
Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance.
This option allows the user to specify the targeted workload of a server. It allows
optimization of performance based on the workload type. This option is set to Not
Configured by default.
Enables or disables the CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
Description
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using
the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option 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. This option is set to Unlocked by default.
Indicates the type of Trusted Platform Module, if present.
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.