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Security, Chassis intrusion detection – Dell Precision 330 User Manual

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Advanced Features

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Security

The computer provides the following methods of physically securing the
chassis:

• Chassis intrusion detection

• Security cable slot and padlock ring

Chassis Intrusion Detection

The chassis intrusion monitor can detect whether the chassis is opened.
The Chassis Intrusion option in

system setup

displays the status of the

monitor.

1

Enter

system setup

.

2

Press the down-arrow key to move to the System Security option.

3

Press to access the System Security option's pop-up menu.

4

Press the down-arrow key to move to the Chassis Intrusion option.

5

Press the spacebar to select an option setting.

Option settings:

Enabled (the default) — When the computer cover is removed with

this setting, a DMI event is generated, the setting changes to

Detected, and the following message appears during the boot routine

at the next system start-up:

Alert! Cover was previously removed.

To reset the Detected setting, enter

system setup

during the system's

power-on self-test (POST). In the Chassis Intrusion option, press the

left- or right-arrow key to select Reset, and then choose Enabled,

Enabled-Silent, or Disabled.

Enabled-Silent — When the computer cover is removed with this

setting, a DMI event is generated and the setting changes to Detected,

but the alert message does not appear during the boot sequence at the

next system start-up.

Disabled — No intrusion monitoring occurs and no messages appear.