Figure 7. Location Of The Bios Security Switch; Table 8. Bios Security Switch Settings - Intel NUC 8 Product Specification

Intel® NUC 8 Compute Element Product Specification
Table 8 lists the switch settings for the three modes: normal, lockdown, and
recovery/configuration.

Table 8. BIOS Security Switch Settings

Function/Mode
Normal
Lockdown
Recovery/Configuration
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Figure 7. Location of the BIOS Security Switch

Switch Setting Configuration
A The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for
booting.
B The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for
booting, except:
• All POST Hotkeys are suppressed (prompts are not displayed, and keys
are not accepted. For example, F2 for Setup, F10 for the Boot Menu).
• Power Button Menu is not available.
BIOS updates are not available except for automatic Recovery due to flash
corruption.
C BIOS Recovery Update process if a matching *.CAP file is found. Recovery
Update can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key.
If the Recovery Update was cancelled or a matching *.CAP file was not
found, a Configuration Menu will be displayed. The Configuration Menu
consists of the following options:
[1] Suppress this menu until the BIOS Security Switch is set to normal.
[2] Clear BIOS User and Supervisor Passwords.
[3] Clear Trusted Platform Module (vPro SKU only)
Warning: Data encrypted with the TPM will no longer be accessible
if the TPM is cleared
[F2] BIOS Setup
[F4] BIOS Recovery