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Jumpers and Connectors
Dell™PowerEdge™2500SystemsInstallationandTroubleshootingGuide
Jumpers—AGeneralExplanation
System Board Jumpers
System Board Connectors
SCSI Backplane Board Connectors
Interposer Board Connectors
Disabling a Forgotten Password
This section provides specific information about the jumpers on the system board. It also provides some basic information on jumpers and switches and describes the
connectors and sockets on the various boards in the computer.

Jumpers—AGeneralExplanation

Jumpers provide a convenient and reversible way of reconfiguring the circuitry on a printed circuit board. When reconfiguring the system, you may need to change
jumper settings on the system board. You may also need to change jumper settings on expansion cards or drives.

Jumpers

Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the
pins and creates a circuit. To change a jumper setting, pull the plug off its pin(s) and carefully fit it down onto the pin(s) indicated. FigureA-1 shows an example of a
jumper.
Figure A-1. Example Jumpers
A jumper is referred to as open or unjumpered when the plug is pushed down over only one pin or if there is no plug at all. When the plug is pushed down over two
pins, the jumper is referred to as jumpered. The jumper setting is often shown in text as two numbers, such as 1-2. The number 1 is printed on the circuit board so that
you can identify each pin number based on the location of pin 1.
FigureA-2 shows the location and default settings of the jumper blocks on the system board. See TableA-1 for the designations, default settings, and functions of the
system's jumpers.

System Board Jumpers

FigureA-2 shows the location of the configuration jumpers on the system board. TableA-1 lists the function of these jumpers.
Figure A-2. System Board Jumpers
WARNING: Make sure the system is turned off before you change a jumper setting. Otherwise, damage to the system or unpredictable results
may occur.