Operating with setup password enabled
If
Setup Password
is set to
Enabled
, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options.
If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:
Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must
power down.
Even after you power off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed. The
following options are exceptions:
●
If
System Password
is not set to
Enabled
and is not locked through the
Password Status
option, you can assign a
system password. For more information, see the System Security Settings screen section.
●
You cannot disable or change an existing system password.
NOTE:
You can use the password status option with the setup password option to protect the system password from
unauthorized changes.
Redundant OS Control
To view the
Redundant OS Control
screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System
BIOS
>
Redundant OS Control
.
Table 24. Redundant OS Control details
Option
Description
Redundant OS Location
Enables you to select a backup disk from the following devices:
●
None
●
IDSDM
●
SATA Ports in AHCI mode
●
BOSS PCIe Cards (Internal M.2 Drives)
●
Internal USB
NOTE:
RAID configurations and NVMe cards are not included, as BIOS does not
have the ability to distinguish between individual drives in those configurations.
●
Internal SD card
Redundant OS State
NOTE:
This option is disabled if
Redundant OS Location
is set to
None
.
When set to
Visible
, the backup disk is visible to the boot list and OS. When set to
Hidden
, the backup disk is disabled and is not visible to the boot list and OS. This option
is set to
Visible
by default.
NOTE:
BIOS disables the device in hardware, so it is not accessed by the OS.
Redundant OS Boot
NOTE:
This option is disabled if
Redundant OS Location
is set to
None
or if
Redundant OS State
is set to
Hidden
.
When set to
Enabled
, BIOS boots to the device specified in
Redundant OS Location
.
When set to
Disabled
, BIOS preserves the current boot list settings. This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
Miscellaneous Settings
To view the
Miscellaneous Settings
screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System
BIOS
>
Miscellaneous Settings
.
Table 25. Miscellaneous Settings details
Option
Description
System Time
Enables you to set the time on the system.
System Date
Enables you to set the date on the system.
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