Please refer to the Citadel SSD User Manual located at the top of this page for information on how to operate and manage your SSD’s pre-boot authentication. You should immediately change the Administrator password to maintain operational security. A dialog box may pop up warning you that disabling Secure Boot will reduce system security. Navigate to “Secure Boot > Secure Boot Enable” and uncheck the box next to the “Secure Boot” option to disable it. Otherwise, this option will not be available and you can continue onto the next step.Ħ. If your Dell computer has an upgraded video card, navigate to “Video > Primary Display” and ensure it is set to Auto. If you have a system that supports CPUs with high core counts, such as a server, the UEFI will likely have an option for X2Apic Mode in its processor settings section.

Navigate to “System Configuration > SATA Operation” and change it to AHCI. If you have an option to allow OPAL hard drive SID authentication, be sure to enable it. Navigate to “General > UEFI Boot Path Security” and change it to Never. To access the UEFI, you may have to press F2 or F12 when starting your computer up.ġ. You may reenable Secure Boot after you finish activating the Citadel SSDįollow these steps to ensure your Dell computer’s UEFI settings are configured correctly. The Citadel SSD does support Secure Boot, but only once activated.

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