Setup Lock
Setup lock (SETUP_LOCK, see System Board Connectors) is a hardware feature that interacts with the settings of the BIOS Admin Password option, the BIOS
Password Changes option, and the hardware Password jumper (PSWD) to produce a specific behavior of the Setup screens. The most common settings are
listed in the table below.
Boot Sequence
Your computer can boot from any of the following device types:
l Removable Drives — The computer attempts to boot from an external device such as a floppy drive.
l Hard Disk Drive — The computer attempts to boot from an internal drive such as the NVRAM module (SATA-0 port) or hard disk drive (SATA-1 port).
l CD/DVD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD or DVD drive. CD and DVD drives are external devices.
l USB Drive — The computer attempts to boot from a bootable USB drive. Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer.
clock speed, and L2 cache.
Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode, and type of memory installed.
Specifies the boot sequence for device types.
Displays the SATA drives in the system (SATA -0, NVRAM; SATA-1, hard disk drive), drive operation and SMART reporting state.
Displays the enable status of system board components.
Displays the enable status of the hyperthreading feature, CPUID value, and HDD acoustic mode.
Displays the enable status of passwords controlling access to BIOS setup and hard disk drive.
Specifies how the system reacts after a power loss (Off, On, Last (previous state))
Specifies when to use the Auto Power Time setting (Off, Everyday, Weekdays)
Specifies a time to turn the system on.
Allows the NIC to be disabled when the system is in hibernate mode or off.
Allows the system to wake from suspend state. This option is dependent on the setting of other options.
Selects the power management suspend mode.
Displays the service tag, ASF power management, and Event log.
Specifies network location for an ImageServer and enables On-demand Desktop Streaming (ODDS) settings.
Specifies options for the Fast Boot, Numlock key, POST hotkeys and keyboard error reporting during startup.
NOTE: The Setup Lock feature is available on the OptiPlex FX160 system only.
Password Changes
setting
Password Jumper
Installed
Setup Lock Jumper
Installed
l User: view Setup options only
l Administrator: can modify Setup options
l Passwords cleared and cannot be set
l User: can view, and can only set/change the System and
HDD passwords
l Administrator: can modify options after entering proper
password
l User: view Setup options only
l Administrator: can modify options after entering proper
password
