Apparently the answer is yes! If you clone the HDD onto an SSD the security passes the bios check.
It works, sometimes, when installed due to some mechanical variations between the old HDD and the new SSD. The SSD is in a thinner housing and the mounting holes are a slightly different distance from the edge connector causing the drive to fail to connect unless popped in and padded out with a folded business card or two. I will make something to hold it in the ideal position and let the hatch in the case be fitted, sometime.
Still I have learned something today.
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