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3Locate the RTCRST_PSWD jumper on the system board (see "System Board Components" on page 103), then remove the jumper plug (located on pins three and four) and set the plug aside.

4Close the computer cover.

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

6After the Microsoft® Windows® desktop appears on your computer, turn the computer off:

a Save and close all open files and exit all open programs. b Shut down the operating system:

•In Windows Vista, click Start , click the arrow in the lower- right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click

Shut Down.

The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete.

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 4 seconds.

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

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

9Open the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 101).

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

10Locate pins three and four of the RTCRST_PSWD jumper on the system board (see "System Board Components" on page 103), and then reinstall the jumper plug to enable the password feature.

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