Password - Dell Vostro 5401 Setup And Specifications Manual

Table 33. Security(continued)
Option
SMM Security Mitigation
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Absolute
UEFI Boot Path Security

Password

Table 34. Security
Option
Admin Password
System Password
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Description
The options are:
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Software Control—This option is enabled by default.
Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protection.
SMM Security Mitigation - By default, this option is enabled.
Allows BIOS to queue up data wipe cycle for storage devices connected to the motherboard on the next
reboot.
Start Data Wipe - By default, this option is disabled.
NOTE: Secure Wipe operation deletes information in a way that it cannot be
reconstructed.
This field allows you to Enable, Disable, or Permanently Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute® Software.
The options are:
• Enable Absolute—This option is enabled by default.
• Disable Absolute
• Permanently Disable Absolute
Controls whether the system prompts the user to enter the admin password (if set) when booting to a
UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu.
The options are:
• Never
• Always
• Always Except Internal HDD—This option is enabled by default.
• Always Except Internal HDD&PXE
Description
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.
The entries to set password are:
• Enter the old password:
• Enter the new password:
Press Enter once you enter the new password and again press Enter to confirm the new password.
NOTE: Deleting the admin password deletes the system password (if set). The admin
password can also be used to delete hard drive password. For this reason, you cannot set
an admin password if a system password or hard drive password is set. Hence, an admin
password has to be set first if the admin password has to be used with system password
and/or hard drive password.
Allows you to set, change, or delete the system password.
The entries to set password are:
• Enter the old password: