T420 BIOS - "Clear Security Chip" Option missing

Hello,
we got several T420 with different BIOS versions (from 1.30 to 1.40)
On 95% of them the "Clear Security Chip" Option is available @ BIOS
but on some of them the option is missing.
Is there an easy explanation for this mistery?
Best regards,
Chekov33
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The clear security chip option is only in BIOS after a cold boot.
It won't be there after a warm boot.
This is for security reasons.
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