Clearing and Changing a Password, Clearing Cmos

Jumpers and ConnectorsSTL2 Server Board TPS

Table 5-1. Jumper Block 1J15 Settings

Jumper Pin		Function	Jumper Position	What it does at system reset
	Numbers

1	- 2	CMOS clear	Open, Protect	Preserves the contents of CMOS

			Closed, Erase	Clears CMOS

3	- 4	Password protected	Open, Normal	Preserves the password

			Closed, Disable	Disables the password

5	- 6	Reserved	Open, Not Used	No function

7	- 8	Reserved	Open, Not Used	No function

9	- 10	BIOS Recovery Boot	Open, Normal	BIOS Recovery Boot disabled. Normal
				operation.

			Closed, Recovery Boot	If this jumper is set, BIOS recovery will be
				attempted from a bootable BIOS recovery
				floppy diskette.

11 - 12		Spare	Closed, Spare	Provides a spare jumper

5.1.1.1Clearing and Changing a Password

Clear and change a password as follows.

1.Power off the system, unplug the power cord, and remove the chassis panel.

2.Use needle nose pliers or your fingers to remove the spare jumper from pins 11-12 on jumper block 1J15.

3.Reinstall the jumper on pins 3-4 (Password Disable) of jumper block 1J15.

4.Reinstall the chassis panel, plug in the power cord(s), and power on the system.

5.While waiting for POST to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup.

6.This automatically clears all passwords, provided you save and exit the BIOS setup.

7.Power off the system, unplug the power cord(s), and remove the chassis panel.

8.Remove the Password Disable jumper from pins 3-4 and store the jumper on pins 11-12.

9.Replace the chassis panel, plug in the power cord(s), and power on the system.

10.To specify a new password run the BIOS Setup Utility as described earlier in this section.

5.1.1.2Clearing CMOS

Clear CMOS as follows.

1.Power off the system, unplug the power cord, and remove the chassis panel.

2.Use needle-nose pliers or your fingers to remove the spare jumper from pins 11-12 on jumper block 1J15.

3.Position the jumper over pins 1-2 on jumper block 1J15.

4.Replace the chassis panel, plug in the power cable(s), and power on the system.

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