HP xw4550 Service And Technical Reference Manual page 38

Table 3-1 Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu descriptions (continued)
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Option
Power-On Enables you to set and enable the power-on password.
Password
Password Lock Legacy Resources–Prevents the operating system from changing resources to serial and
Options diskette controller.
Setup Browse Mode–If a setup password is created, this mode enables read-only access to the
F10 Setup menu for users without a password.
Smart Cover Allows you to disable cover removal sensor or to notify user if sensor has been activated.
Device Security Makes the following devices available or unavailable to the system:
●
Serial port
●
All USB ports
● System audio
●
Network controller
●
Embedded Security Device
For each device, Device Available is the default setting and allows the operating system access
to the device. Device Hidden makes the device unavailable; it is disabled by the BIOS and cannot
be enabled by the operating system. When enabled, Embedded Security Device offers these
options:
● Embedded Security Device Support
●
Enable/Disable—Turns the TPM on/off. If enabled, these options become available:
◦
Power-On Authentication Support – Enables/disables an authentication feature that
requires you to enter a TPM user key password to boot the system. This feature uses
the TPM to generate and store the authentication password.
◦ Reset Authentication Credential – Resets the authentication functionality and clears all
authentication credentials.
NOTE: A setup password must be set to enable the Embedded Security Device and to access
any security features associated with the Embedded Security Device.
Network Service Enables/disables the ability to boot to the network by way of the
Boot
System IDs Asset Tag–a 16–byte string identifying the system.
Ownership Tag–an 80–byte string identifying ownership of the system. This tag is displayed on the
screen during POST.
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)–can only be updated if the current chassis serial number is
invalid. (These ID numbers are normally set in the factory and are used to uniquely identify the
system.)
Keyboard–enables you to set the keyboard locale for System ID entry.
DriveLock Allows you to select a hard drive, enable/disable DriveLock security on that drive, and set a
Security DriveLock password. This option appears only if your drive supports DriveLock.
CAUTION:
password is lost or forgotten. No method exists to recover the password or access the data.
Operating Data Execution Prevention–enables/disables Data Execution Prevention mode in the processors.
System Security This mode prohibits code from running in pages that were set up as data pages, and prevents
attacks such as buffer overflows. Operating system support is required for this feature.
Description
Enabling DriveLock can render a hard drive permanently inaccessible if the master
F12 key or the boot order.
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