Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS BIOS Setup Utility
Revision 1.8
Intel order number E39529-013
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Table 31. Setup Utility — Security Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options Help Text Comments
Administrator Password
Status
<Installed
Not Installed>
Information only. Indicates
the status of the
administrator password.
User Password Status <Installed
Not Installed>
Information only. Indicates
the status of the user
password.
Set Administrator
Password
[123aBcD] Administrator password is used
to control change access in
BIOS Setup Utility.
Only alphanumeric characters
can be used. Maximum length is
7 characters. It is case
sensitive.
Note: Administrator password
must be set in order to use the
user account.
This option is only to control
access to the setup.
Administrator has full
access to all the setup
items. Clearing the
Administrator password
also clears the user
password.
Set User Password [123aBcD] User password is used to
control entry access to BIOS
Setup Utility.
Only alphanumeric characters
can be used. Maximum length is
7 characters. It is case
sensitive.
Note: Removing the
administrator password also
automatically removes the user
password.
Available only if the
administrator password is
installed. This option only
protects the setup.
User password only has
limited access to the setup
items.
Front Panel Lockout Enabled
Disabled
If enabled, locks the power
button and reset button on the
system's front panel. If
[Enabled] is selected, power
and reset must be controlled via
a system management
interface.
TPM State* Enabled and Activated
Enabled and Deactivated
Disabled and Activated
Disabled and
Deactivated
Information only.
Shows the current TPM
device state.
A disabled TPM device
does not execute
commands that use the
TPM functions and TPM
security operations are not
available.
An enabled and deactivated
TPM is in the same state as
a disabled TPM except
setting of the TPM
ownership is allowed if not
present already.
An enabled and activated
TPM executes all
commands that use the
TPM functions and TPM
security operations are also
available.