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Table 37. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)

Passwords

Password Changes

Enable Non-Admin Password Changes When On, users can change the system and the hard drive password without the

need for administrator password.

Default: ON

Admin Setup Lockout

Enable Admin Setup Lockout Enables or disables the user from entering BIOS Setup when an administrator

password is set.

Default: OFF

Master Password Lockout

Enable Master Password Lockout Enables or disables the master password support.

Default: OFF

Table 38. System setup options—Update Recovery menu

Update Recovery

UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates

Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Controls whether this computer allows BIOS updates via EUFI capsule update

packages.

Default: ON

BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive

BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot Block

portion is intact and functioning.

Default: ON

NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if

the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the event of

EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery image must

exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.

BIOS Downgrade

Allow BIOS Downgrade Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.

Default: ON

SupportAssist OS Recovery

SupportAssist OS Recovery Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of

certain system errors.

Default: ON

BIOSConnect

BIOSConnect Enables or disables cloud Service OS recover if the main operating system fails to

boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the

Auto OS Recovery Threshold setup option.

Default: ON

Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and

for Dell operating system Recovery tool.

By default, 2 is selected.

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