Table 3-3
Computer Setup—Security (continued)
System IDs
Allows you to view:
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Product Name
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Serial number
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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.)
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SKU Number
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Family Name
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Asset tag (18-byte identifier), a property identification number assigned by the company to
the computer.
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Feature Byte
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Build ID
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Keyboard locale setting for System ID entry
System Security
(some models: these
options are hardware
dependent)
Data Execution Prevention (enable/disable) - Helps prevent operating system security breaches.
Default is enabled.
Virtualization Technology (VTx/VTd)(some models) (enable/disable) - Controls the virtualization
features of the processor and DMA remapping features of the chipset. Changing this setting
requires turning the computer off and then back on. Default is disabled.
PAVP (Models with Blu-ray drives) (disabled/min/max) - PAVP enables the Protected Audio Video
Path in the Chipset. This may allow viewing of some protected high definition content that would
otherwise be prohibited from playback. Selecting Max will assign 96 Megabytes of system
memory exclusively to PAVP.
Intel TXT (LT) Support (some models) (enable/disable) - Controls the underlying processor and
chipset features needed to support a virtual appliance. Changing this setting requires turning the
computer off and then back on. Default is disabled. To enable this feature you must enable the
following features:
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Embedded Security Device Support
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Virtualization Technology
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Virtualization Technology Directed I/O
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