Dell Precision 5520 Owner's Manual page 38

Table 6. Security
Option
Unlock Setup Status
Admin Password Status
System Password Status
HDD Password Status
Asset Tag
Admin Password
System Password
HDD Password
Strong Password
Password Change
Password Bypass
Password configuration
Computrace
TPM Security
38 System Setup
Description
Unlocked (Default Setting)
Displays the status of the admin password.
Default Setting: Not set
Displays the status of the system password.
Default Setting: Not set
Displays the status of the system password.
Default Setting: Not set
Allows you to set the asset tag.
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.
NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive
password.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password
and the hard drive password.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
Allows you to set, change or delete the administrator password.
This field enforces strong passwords that contain at least one uppercase character,
one lowercase character, and be at least 8 characters long.
Allows you to enable or disable permissions to set a System password and a Hard Drive
password when the admin password is set.
Default Setting: Permitted
This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) password and the internal HDD
password prompts during system re-start. Disabled (Default Setting)
These fields control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for
Admin and System passwords.
Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are:
● Deactivate (Default Setting)
● Activate
NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the
feature and no further changes will be allowed.
This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the system
is enabled and visible to the operating system. When disabled the BIOS will not turn On
the TPM During POST. The TPM will be non-functional and invisible to the operating
system. When enabled, the BIOS will turn On the TPM during POST so that it can be
used by the operating system. This option is Enable by default.
NOTE: Disabling this option does not change any settings you may have made to
the TPM, nor does it delete or change any information or keys you may have stored
there. It simply turns Off the TPM so that it cannot be used. When you re-enable
this option, the TPM will function exactly as it did before it was disabled.
NOTE: Changes to this option take effect immediately.