Clearing the TPM security hardware
You can clear the TPM security hardware either from the BIOS or the OS.
Clearing from the BIOS
To clear from the BIOS:
NOTE: You can only use this method on Windows
Launch the Trusted Computing BIOS screen.
1.
NOTE: For details, refer to steps 2-4 of the section Using the TPM-M R2.0 / TPM-L R2.0
card.
2.
Set the Pending operation item to [TPM Clear].
3.
Press <F10> to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program.
Clearing from the OS
To clear from the OS:
NOTE: This method is only supported on Windows
Click the Windows Start button, and enter tpm.msc in the search box. The TPM
1.
Management screen appears.
Under Actions, click Clear TPM...
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7 64-bit.
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8.1 64-bit and Windows
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10 64-bit.
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