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NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
NOTE:Deletingtheadminpasswordautomaticallydeletesthesystempasswordaswell.
System
Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the system password. When set, your computer requests you to enter the system password every
time your computer turns on or restarts.
NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.
Internal HDD
Password
This field lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Successful changes take place
immediately and require a system restart. The HDD password travels with the hard drive, so the HDD is protected even when installed in
another system.
Password
Bypass
Allows you to bypass the system and internal hard drive password prompts when your computer restarts or resumes from standby.
You can set Password Bypass to: Disabled, Reboot Bypass, Resume Bypass, and Reboot & Resume Bypass.
NOTE: You cannot bypass the system or hard drive password when you turn on your computer that has been shut down.
Password
Change
Allows you to enable of disable changes to the System and hard drive passwords when the admin password is set.
TPM Security
Allows you to enable or disable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the computer.
NOTE: Disabling this option does not change any settings you may have made to the TPM, or delete any information or keys you may
have stored there.
When TPM is enabled, the following options are available:
l Deactivate—Disables the TPM. The TPM restricts access to the stored owner information and does not execute any commands that
use TPM resources.
l Activate—Enables and activates the TPM.
l Clear—Clears the owner information stored in the TPM.
Computrace®
Allows you to enable or disable the optional Computrace software. The options are Deactivate, Disable, and Activate.
NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed.
CPU XD Support
Allows you to enable or disable the Execute Disable mode of the processor.
Default setting: Enabled
Non-
Admin Setup
Changes
Determine whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. If disabled the setup option is
locked by the admin password. It cannot be modified unless setup is unlocked. Setup is unlocked when there is no admin password, or
when the admin password has been entered. When enabled, the device setting can be modified even when other setup options are
locked by the admin password.
Default setting: Disabled
Performance
Option
Description
Multi Core Support
Enables or disables multi-core support for the processor.
HDD Acoustic Mode
Allows you to optimise the performance and acoustic noise level of the hard drive.
Intel®SpeedStep™
Enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep feature.
Intel®TurboBoost™
Enables or disables the Intel TurboBoost feature.
Power Management
Option
Description
Wake on AC
Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected.
Auto On Time
Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically.
You can set the of days, if any, when you would like the system to turn on automatically. The settings are Disabled, Everyday, or
Weekdays.
Default setting: Off
USB Wake
Support
Allows you to enable or disable the ability of USB devices to wake the computer from Standby.
This feature is only functional when the AC power adapter is connected. If the AC power adapter is removed during Standby, the BIOS will
remove power from all of the USB ports to conserve battery power.
Wake on LAN
Allows the computer to turn on by a special LAN signal or from Hibernate state when triggered by a special wireless LAN signal. Wake-up
from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the operating system.
l Disabled — Do not allow the system to power on when it receives a wake-up signal from the LAN or wireless LAN.
l LAN Only — Allow the system to be powered on by special LAN signals.
The factory default setting is Disabled.
ExpressCharge
Allows you to enable or disable the ExpressCharge feature.
NOTE: ExpressCharge may not be available for all batteries.
Charger
Behaviour
Allows you to enable or disable the battery charger. If disabled, the battery will not lose power when the system is connected to an AC
adapter but it will not charge either.
Default setting: Enabled
POST Behaviour
Option
Description