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BIOS ROM
Security
(continued)
Password Options 
(This selection will 
appear only if a 
power-on 
password is set.)
Allows you to specify whether the password is required for warm 
boot (CTRL+ALT+DEL). 
Lock Legacy Resources - When enabled, prevents operating system 
from changing legacy resources.
Smart Cover Allows you to:
• Lock/unlock the Cover Lock.
• Set the Cover Removal Sensor to Disable/Notify User/Setup 
Password.
✎
Notify User alerts the user that the sensor has detected that the 
cover has been removed. Setup Password requires that the setup 
password be entered to boot the computer if the sensor detects 
that the cover has been removed.
This feature is supported on select models only. See the Desktop 
Management Guide on the Documentation CD for more 
information.
Embedded 
Security
Allows you to:
• Enable/disable the Embedded Security device.
• Reset the device to Factory Settings.
This feature is supported on select models only. See the Desktop 
Management Guide on the Documentation CD for more 
information.
Device Security Enables/disables serial ports, parallel port, front USB ports, system 
audio, network controllers (some models), MultiBay devices (some 
models), SMBus controller (some models), and SCSI controllers 
(some models).
Network Service 
Boot
Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an operating 
system installed on a network server. (Feature available on NIC 
models only; the network controller must reside on the PCI bus or be 
embedded on the system board.)
System IDs Allows you to set:
• Asset tag (18-byte identifier) and ownership Tag (80-byte 
identifier displayed during POST).
See the Desktop Management Guide on the Documentation CD 
for more information.
• Chassis serial number or Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) 
number. The UUID can only be updated if the current chassis 
serial number is invalid. (These ID numbers are normally set in 
the factory and are used to uniquely identify the system.)
• Keyboard locale setting (for example, English or German) for 
System ID entry.
Table 8-2
Setup Utility
Heading Option Description
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Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.










