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Option
Description
DriveLock
Security
Allows you to select a hard drive, enable or disable DriveLock security on that drive, and set a
DriveLock password. This option appears only if your drive supports DriveLock.
CAUTION:
Enabling DriveLock can render a hard drive permanently inaccessible if the master
password is lost or forgotten. No method exists to recover the password or access the data.
System Security
Data Execution Prevention—Enables or disables Data Execution Prevention mode in the
processors. 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.
Virtualization Technology (VTx)—Enables Intel Virtualization Technology to increase workstation
performance. (This feature is not available in all configurations.)
Virtualization Technology Directed
OS Management of Embedded Security Device—Enables or disables the ability of the operating
system to control the TPM device, including turning it on and off, initializing it, and resetting it.
Reset of Embedded Security Device through OS—Enables or disables the ability of the operating
system to reset the TPM.
Setup Security
Level
Enables the administrator to selectively set the security level for each setup feature. The options
are: Setup Password and None. Browser mode must be enabled to use this option.
Power
OS Power
Management
Enables or disables:
●
Runtime Power Management
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ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset
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ACPI S3 PS 2 Mouse Wakeup
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USB Wake on Device Insertion
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Unique Sleep State Blink Rates
Hardware Power
Management
Enables or disables SATA Power Management
Thermal
Enables you set the rate of the system fan when the processor is in idle.
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu descriptions (continued)
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