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Password Check
Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup. Select Always for the system
to check for a password at bootup and upon entering the BIOS Setup utility. The options are
Setup and Always.
Hard Drive Security Frozen
Select Enabled to freeze the Lock Security feature for HDD to protect key data in hard drives
from being altered. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Supermicro Security Erase Configuration
This section allows you to configure the SMCI-proprietary Security Erase settings. When this
section is selected, the following information is displayed. Please note that the order of the
following information may differ based on the storage devices being detected.
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HDD Name: This feature displays the name of the HDD/SATA drive that is detected by
the BIOS.
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HDD Serial Number: This feature displays the serial number of the HDD/SATA device that
is detected by the BIOS.
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Security Mode: This feature displays the security mode of the HDD/SATA device that is
detected by the BIOS.
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Estimated Time: This feature displays the estimate time needed to perform the selected
Security Erase features.
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HDD User Pwd Status: This feature indicates if a password has been set as a SATA user
password which allows you to configure SMCI Security Erase settings on the HDD (SATA)
device by using this SATA user password.
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Admin Pwd Status: This feature indicates if a password has been set as a SATA adminis-
trator password which allows you to configure SMCI Security Erase settings on the HDD
(SATA) device by using this SATA administrator password.
Security Function
Select Set Password to set an HDD/SATA password which allows you to configure the security
settings of the HDD/SATA device. Select Security Erase - Password to enter a SATA user
password to allow you to erase the password and the contents previously stored in the HDD/
SATA device. Select Security Erase - Password to use the manufacturer default password
"111111111" as the SATA user password and allow you to erase the contents of the HDD/SATA
device by using this default password. The options are Disabled, Set Password, Security
Erase - Password, Security Erase - PSID, and Security Erase - Without Password.
Note: The option, Security Erase - PSID, is based on the storage device support.
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