Dell Vostro 3890, Service Manual

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Table 21. Security (continued)
Options Description
PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
This section contains a toggle switch which controls the TPM
Physical Presence Interface(PPI). When enabled, this setting
will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing
the clear command (OFF by default).
Clear
This section contains a toggle switch which clears the TPM
owner information, and returns the TPM to the default state
(OFF by default).
SMM Security Mitigation
This section allows the user to enable or disable UEFI SMM
security Mitigation protections (ON by default).
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe
This section contains toggle switch which when enabled
ensures that the BIOS will queue up a data wipe cycle for
storage device(s) connected to the system board on the next
reboot (OFF by default).
Absolute
Absolute
This section lets the user enable, disable or permanently
disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute
Persistence Module service from Absolute Software. The
options available are as follows:
● Enable Absolute - Enables Absolute Persistence and load
the firmware Persistence Module (Selected by default)
● Disable Absolute - Disables Absolute Persistence. The
firmware Persistence Module is not installed.
● Permanently Disable Absolute - Permanently disables
Absolute Persistence module interface from further use.
UEFI Boot Path Security
UEFI Boot Path Security
This section lets the user control whether the system will
prompt the user to enter the admin password(if set) when
booting to a UEFI booth path device from F12 boot menu. The
options available are as below:
● Never
● Always
● Always Except Internal HDD (Selected by default)
● Always Except Internal HDD&PXE
Passwords
This section provides details on password settings.
Table 22. Passwords
Options Description
Admin Password
This field allows the user to set, change, or delete the
administrator password.
System Password
This field allows the user to set, change, or delete the system
password.
Password Configurator
62 System setup