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Dell Precision M3800 (Late 2013) User Manual

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Option

Description

• USB Debug - Disabled (Default

Setting)

Table 5. Security

Option

Description

Unlock Setup Status

Unlocked (Default Setting)

Admin Password Status

Displays the status of the admin password.
Default Setting: Not set

System Password Status

Displays the status of the system password.
Default Setting: Not set

HDD Password Status

Displays the status of the system password.
Default Setting: Not set

Asset Tag

Allows you to set the asset tag.

Admin Password

Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin)
password.

NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the
system or hard drive password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

NOTE: Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the
system password and the hard drive password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

System Password

Allows you to set, change or delete the system password.

NOTE: Successful password changes take effect immediately.

HDD Password

Allows you to set, change or delete the administrator password.

Password Change

Allows you to enable or disable permissions to set a System password
and a Hard Drive password when the admin password is set.
Default Setting: Permitted

Computrace

Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The
options are:
• Deactivate (Default Setting)
• Activate

NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate
or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed.

TPM Security

This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) in the system is enabled and visible to the operating system.

When disabled the BIOS will not turn On the TPM During POST. The
TPM will be non-functional and invisible to the operating system. When

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