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Table 41. System Setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe
Absolute
UEFI Boot Path Security
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
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BIOS Setup
By default, the SMM Security Mitigation option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the SMM
Security Mitigation option enabled unless you have a specific application which
is not compatible.
NOTE:
This feature may cause compatibility issues or loss of functionality
with some legacy tools and applications.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Service options as described in
Service
options.
Data Wipe is a secure wipe operation that deletes information from a storage
device.
CAUTION:
The Secure Data Wipe operation erases information in a
way that it cannot be reconstructed.
Commands such as delete and format in the operating system may remove files
from showing up in the file system, however they can be reconstructed through
forensic means as they are still represented on the physical media. Data Wipe
prevents this reconstruction and is not recoverable.
When enabled, the BIOS will queue up a data wipe cycle for storage devices that
are connected to the motherboard on the next reboot.
By default, the Start Data Wipe option is disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring
software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To use
these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact Absolute
forconfiguration and activation.
By default, the Absolute option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Absolute
option enabled.
WARNING:
The Permanently Disabled option can only be selected
once. When Permanently Disabled is selected, Absolute Persistence
cannot be reenabled. No further changes to the Enable/Disable states
are allowed.
NOTE:
The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while the computer is in
the activated state.
NOTE:
When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration
cannot be disabled from the BIOS Setup screen.
Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator
password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot
menu.
By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature
notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen
warning message is displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is
options.
options.
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