Dell XPS 16 9640 Owner's Manual page 95

Table 36. BIOS Setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Table 37. BIOS Setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password
System Password
M.2 PCIe SSD-0
By default, the Silent option is enabled. Events of tamper detection are logged,
post screen warnings are disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Firmware
Device Tamper Detection option enabled.
Enables or disables the feature to clear the event and allow booting when a
tamper detection event is logged.
By default, the Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is disabled.
The Administrator Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup
options. Once the administrator password is set, the BIOS setup options can only
be modified after providing the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply to the Administrator Password -
● The administrator password cannot be set if computer and/or internal hard
drive passwords are previously set.
● The administrator password can be used in place of the computer and/or
internal hard drive passwords.
● When set, the administrator password must be provided during a firmware
update.
● Clearing the administrator password also clears the computer password (if
set).
Dell Technologies recommends using an administrator password to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS setup options.
The System Password prevents the computer from booting to an operating
system without entering the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used -
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the
computer password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the
computer password.
● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System
Password prompt.
● The computer password is not prompted when the computer resumes from
standby mode.
Dell Technologies recommends using the computer password in situations where
it is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen.
The M.2 PCIe SSD-0 password can be set to prevent unauthorized access of the
data stored on the solid-state drive. The computer prompts for the solid-state
drive password during boot in order to unlock the drive. A password-secured
hard drive stays locked even when removed from the computer or placed into
another computer. It prevents an attacker from accessing data on the drive
without authorization.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the M.2 PCIe SSD-0 password
is used -
● The M.2 PCIe SSD-0 password option cannot be accessed when a drive is
disabled in the BIOS setup.
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the
solid-state drive password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the solid-
state drive password and treats the drive as not available.
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