Setting the Jumpers

The system board jumpers let you change several system functions. Jumpers are set to the default positions at the factory. You may need to change the jumper settings to perform the following functions:

Clear CMOS memoryClear the passwords from CMOS memoryRecover from a failed BIOS update

One 11-pin connector provides three 3-pin jumper blocks that control the functions identified above. Figure 29 shows the location and orientation of the jumpers. Items in bold in Table 6 on page 73 show the default placement for each configurable option.

J6J1

11 9 7 5 3 1

Figure 29: System Board Jumpers

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