Dell OptiPlex 5040 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual page 50

Option
Table 22. Security
Option
Admin Password
System Password
Internal HDD-0 Password Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer's internal HDD.
Internal HDD-0 Password Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer's internal HDD.
Strong Password
Password Configuration
Password Bypass
Password Change
TPM 1.2 Security
Computrace
Chassis Intrusion
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Description
NOTE: If you do not select Auto, the on-board graphics device will be
present and enabled.
Description
Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password.
Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system.
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters
allowed for a administrative password and the system password.
This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal
HDD password prompts during a system restart.
• Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password
when they are set. This option is disabled by default.
• Reboot Bypass — Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm
boots).
NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD
passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the
system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that
may be present.
This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and Hard
Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set.
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible
to the operating system.
• TPM On (default)
• Clear
• PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
• PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
• Disabled
• Enabled (default)
This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. Enables or disables
the optional Computrace service designed for asset management.
• Deactivate - This option is disabled by default.
• Disable
• Activate
Allows you to control the chassis intrusion feature. You can set this option
to:
• Enable