Dell XPS 17 9730 Service Manual page 54

Table 11. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
SMM Security Mitigation
SMM Security Mitigation
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe
Absolute
Absolute
UEFI Boot Path Security
UEFI Boot Path Security
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Table 12. System setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password
System Password
M.2 PCIe SSD-1
Password Configuration
Upper Case Letter
Upper Case Letter
Digit
Special Character
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Default: Enabled
Enables or disables additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections.
Default: OFF
NOTE: This feature may cause compatibility issues or loss of functionality
with some legacy tools and applications.
When enabled, the BIOS will queue up a data wipe cycle for storage device(s)
connected to the motherboard on the next reboot.
Default: OFF
Enables, disables or permanently disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute Software.
By default, Enable Absolute is selected.
Controls whether the system will prompt the user to enter the admin password
(if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu.
By default, Always Except Internal HDD is selected.
Disables, enables or add a BIOS event entry to the BIOS Event Log without
display of warning notifications.
Default: Silent
Enables or disables to clearing of the tamper detection event and allows the
computer to boot.
Default: OFF
Sets, changes, or deletes the administrator password (sometimes called
the "setup password"). The administrator password enables several security
features.
Sets, changes, or deletes the system password.
Sets, changes, or deletes the solid state drive password.
When enabled, password must contain at least one upper case letter.
Default: OFF
When enabled, password must contain at least one lower case letter.
Default: OFF
When enabled, password must contain at least one digit number.
Default: OFF
When enabled, password must contain at least one special character.