System And Setup Password - Dell XPS 13 Service Manual

Maintenance
BIOS Downgrade
Data Wipe
BIOS Recovery
Table 12. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Events
Thermal Events
Power Events
Table 13. System setup options—SupportAssist System Resolution menu
SupportAssist System Resolution
Auto OS Recovery
Threshold
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist

System and setup password

You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
Password type
System password
Setup password
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the
data on your computer.
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Control flashing of the system firmware to previous
revisions.
Enable to securely erase data from all internal
storage devices.
Enable the user to recover from certain corrupted
BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user
primary hard drive or an external USB key.
Display BIOS events.
Display Thermal events.
Display Power events.
Control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist
System Resolution Console and for Dell OS
Recovery tool.
OS Recovery tool in the even of certain system
errors.
Description
Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Password that you must enter to access and make changes
to the BIOS settings of your computer.