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Secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or audio, or embedded NIC, so that they
cannot be used until they are unsecured.
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Enable or disable different types of boot sources.
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Configure features such as Secure Boot, power management, virtualization support, and language and
keyboard type used in Setup and POST.
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Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration information on a USB device and restoring it
on one or more computers.
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Enable or disable DriveLock security or securely erase a hard drive (when supported by drive).
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities
Computer Setup can be accessed only by turning the computer on or restarting the system. To access the
Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer.
2.
Repeatedly press
F10
when the monitor light turns on to access the utility.
You can also press
Esc
to a menu that allows you to access different options available at startup,
including the Computer Setup utility.
NOTE:
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
repeatedly press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3.
A choice of four headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: Main, Security, Advanced, and
UEFI Drivers.
NOTE:
Selecting UEFI Drivers restarts the computer into the 3rd party option ROM management
application. You can access this application directly by pressing
F3
during startup.
4.
Use the arrow (left and right) keys to select the appropriate heading. Use the arrow (up and down) keys
to select the option you want, then press
Enter
. To return to the Computer Setup Utilities menu, press
Esc
.
5.
To apply and save changes, select Main > Save Changes and Exit.
●
If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select Ignore Changes and Exit.
●
To restore settings from the Advanced and Main menus to original values, select Apply Factory
Defaults and Exit.
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To restore settings from the Advanced and Main menus to those previously saved by Save Custom
Defaults, select Apply Custom Defaults and Exit. If no custom defaults have been saved, then
factory defaults are used.
NOTE:
Settings in the Security menu are not modified by Apply Defaults. Those values are reset by
Restore Security Settings to Factory Defaults at the bottom of the Security menu.
NOTE:
Not all settings shown in the following sections are available for all models
CAUTION:
Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the BIOS is saving the Computer Setup (F10) changes
because the settings could become corrupted. It is safe to turn off the computer only after exiting the F10
Setup screen.
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