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Table 38. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
Admin Setup Lockout
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert
Table 39. System setup options—Update,Recovery menu
Update,Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
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The Allow Non-Admin Password Changes option in BIOS setup allows an end
user to set or change the computer or hard drive passwords without entering the
administrator password. This gives an administrator control over the BIOS settings
but enables an end user to provide their own password.
By default, the Enable Non-Admin Password Changes option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Allow Non-
Admin Password Changes option disabled.
The Admin Setup Lockout option prevents an end user from even viewing the
BIOS setup configuration without first entering the administrator password (if
set).
By default, the Enable Admin Setup Lockout option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Admin Setup
Lockout option disabled.
The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery Password
feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is forgotten, the
computer becomes unusable.
NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout option
is not available.
NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled.
Dell does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you
have implemented your own password recovery computer.
Controls access to the Physical Security ID (PSID) revert of NVMe hard drives
from the Dell Security Manager prompt.
By default, the Enable Allow Non-Admin PSID Revert option is disabled.
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
By default, the Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates option is enabled.
Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image if the Boot Block portion
is intact and functioning.
By default, the BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive option is enabled.
NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).
NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot
work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in