User's Manual

Using BIOS Setup 5-9
Security Menu
The Security menu contains the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) setting.
The TPM is a component on your computer’s mainboard that is specifically
designed to enhance platform security above-and-beyond the capabilities of
today’ s software by providing a protected space for key operations and other
security critical tasks. Using both hardware and software, TPM protects
encryption and signature keys at their most vulnerable stages – operations
when the keys are being used unencrypted in plain-text form. TPM is
specifically designed to shield unencrypted keys and platform authentication
information from software-based attacks.
TPM Support enables or disables TPM support.
NOTE: To use the TPM feature, the TPM driver supplied with your computer must be
installed (see chapter 6 for details).