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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup
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Storage Password Setup Page
Enhance the HDD security for each HDD device by using a password.
Set Storage Password
Set all HDD password. The length of the password must be greater than one character
and less than or equal to 32 characters.
Set Master HDD Password
Set the master password for all HDDs. The length of the password must be greater
than one character and less than or equal to 32 characters. When the security mode
is set to Lock, input the master HDD password to unlock the HDD. Clear the HDD
password by pressing “Enter” to set HDD security to be disabled and set a new master
HDD password.
Boot
This section configures boot options.
Numlock
Select the power-on state for the numlock key.
Boot Type
Select the boot type. The options include Dual Boot Type, Legacy Boot Type, and UEFI
Boot Type.
Network stack
Enable or disable UEFI network stack. This option is only available if the boot type is set to be
UEFI or Dual. It supports the operation of these functions or software: Windows 8 BitLocker
Network Unlock, UEFI IPv4/IPv6 PXE and legacy PXE Option ROM.
PXE Boot to LAN or PXE Boot Capability
Enable or disable PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment).
USB Boot
Enable or disable boot to USB boot devices.
Note:
If the boot type is set to UEFI, the method for RAID volume creation will be
different. Please refer to Chapter 9 ̵- RAID for more information.