Hardware Installation

2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP10

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.

b) You forgot the super visor or user password.

c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1.Power-off the system.

2.Set JP10 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP10 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3.Now power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s clock/ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

4.After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility.

5.Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press <Enter>.

6.Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU Host/PCI Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock. Refer to “CPU Frequency Control” in chapter 3 for more information.

7.Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

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DFI 40800950 manual Jumper Settings for Clearing Cmos Data