Computer Setup—Security
NOTE:
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.
Table A-3
Computer Setup—Security
Option
Description
Setup Password
Allows you to set and enable a setup (administrator) password.
NOTE:
If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer Setup options, flash the
ROM, and make changes to certain plug and play settings under Windows.
Power-On
Password
Allows you to set and enable a power-on password. The power-on password prompt appears after
a power cycle or reboot. If the user does not enter the correct power-on password, the unit will not
boot.
Device Security
Allows you to set Device Available/Device Hidden (default is Device Available) for:
●
Serial port A
●
System audio
●
Network controller
●
SATA ports (varies by model)
USB Security
Not supported.
Slot Security
Allows you to disable any PCI or PCI Express slot. Default is enabled.
Network Boot
Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an operating system installed on a network
server. (Feature available on NIC models only; the network controller must be either a PCI
expansion card or embedded on the system board.) Default is enabled.
System IDs
read-only unless entered using
Ctrl
+
A
.
Allows you to set:
●
Product Name
●
Serial Number
●
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) number. The 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.)
●
SKU Number
●
Family Name (always read-only)
●
Asset tag (18-byte identifier), a property identification number assigned by the company to the
computer.
●
Feature Byte
●
Build ID
●
Keyboard locale setting for System ID entry.
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