Dell 1600SC manual Resetting Corrupted Bios Configuration

9.For each expansion card, perform the following steps:

a.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

b.Remove the cover (see "Removing the Cover").

c.Lay the system on its right side.

d.Reinstall one of the expansion cards you removed in step 4 (see "Installing an Expansion Card" in "Installing System Options").

e.Stand the system upright.

f.Install the cover (see "Installing the Cover").

g.Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

h.Run Quick Tests in the system diagnostics (see "Running the System Diagnostics").

If the tests fail, see "Getting Help."

If you have reinstalled all of the expansion cards and the Quick Tests still fail, see "Getting Help."

Resetting Corrupted BIOS Configuration

If your system cannot boot and you have exhausted all other troubleshooting options, perform the following steps.

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—For You and Your System."

CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information Guide.

NOTICE: After you reset the configuration settings using the NVRAM-clear jumper, you must enter the System Setup program and restore any option settings that were not in your default configuration. For more information, see "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide.

1.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2.Remove the cover (see "Removing the Cover").

3.Lay the system on its right side.

4.Install the NVRAM-clear jumper.

See Figure A-2 to locate the jumper on the system board.

If you do not have a spare jumper, see "Getting Help."

NOTE: The configuration settings will be cleared during the next system startup.

5.Stand the system upright.

6.Install the cover (see "Installing the Cover").

7.Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals. NOTE: The configuration settings have been cleared.

8.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

9.Remove the cover (see "Removing the Cover").

10.Lay the system on its right side.

11.Remove the NVRAM-clear jumper.

See Figure A-2 to locate the jumper on the system board.

12.Stand the system upright.

13.Install the cover (see "Installing the Cover").