Dell T7500 service manual Clearing Forgotten Passwords, Clearing Cmos Settings

5 Password Jumper (PSWD)

6Hard Drive Fan Connector (FAN_HDD2)

7 Floppy Drive (DSKT)

8 Front Panel Connector (FRONTPANEL)

9Front Panel 1394 Connector (FP_1394)

10Chassis Intrusion Header (INTRUDER)

11 PCI-X Card Slot (SLOT7)

12PCI Express 2.0 x16 Card Slot, wired as x4 (SLOT6)

13 PCI Card Slot (SLOT5)

14PCI Express 2.0 x16 Card Slot (SLOT4)

15PCI Express 2.0 x16 Card Slot, wired as x8 (SLOT3)

16PCI Express 2.0 x16 Card Slot (SLOT2)

17PCI Express 2.0 x16 Card Slot, wired as x8 (SLOT1)

22 CPU Riser 1 (CPU_RSR1)

23 Primary Processor Connector (CPU1)

24 Power Connector (POWER_CPU1)

25 Front Fan Connector (FAN_FRONT)

26 Card Cage Fan (FAN_CCAG)

27 Memory Module Connectors (DIMM1-6)

28Optional Serial/PS2 Connector (SERIAL2)

29Auxiliary Hard-drive LED Connector (AUX_LED)

30 Battery Socket (BATTERY) 31 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR)

32 Flexbay USB (INT_USB)

33 RTC Reset Jumper (RTCRST)

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Clearing Forgotten Passwords

1.Remove the computer cover.

2.Locate the 4-pin password connector (PSWD) on the system board.

3.Remove the 2-pin jumper plug from pins 3 and 4 and set the jumper plug aside.

4.Replace the computer cover.

5.Connect your keyboard and mouse, then connect your computer and monitor to electrical outlets and turn them on.

6.After the operating system loads, turn the computer off.

Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds.

NOTE: Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system, press and hold the power button for 6 seconds.

7.Disconnect the keyboard and mouse, then disconnect the computer and monitor from their electrical outlets.

8.Press the power button on the computer to ground the system board.

9.Remove the computer cover.

10.Replace the 2-pin jumper plug onto pins 3 and 4 of the password connector (RTCRST_PSWD) on the system board.

NOTE: The password jumper plug must be reinstalled on the password jumper pins in order to enable the password feature.

11. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.

NOTE: In System Setup, both system and administrator password options appear as Not Set. The password feature is enabled, but a password is not assigned.

Clearing CMOS Settings