IBM 704 manual S6A1

Setting System-Board Configuration Switches

To reset the server's NVRAM and RTC settings to the factory default values, do the following steps:

1.Remove the bottom processor board.

2.Locate the configuration switches on the system board.

S6A1-1

S6A1-2

OFF ON

CLEAR CMOS OFF

CLEAR PASSWORD OFF

RESERVEDOFF

S6A1

1 2 3

3.Slide switch S6A1-1 to On.

4.Replace the bottom processor board.

5.Connect the power cords to the server and the monitor.

6.Turn on the server and the monitor; then, wait for POST to complete. This automatically reprograms the NVRAM and RTC to their factory settings.

7.Turn off the server and the monitor.

8.Disconnect the power cords from the server and monitor.

9.Remove the bottom processor board.

10.Slide switch S6A1-1 to Off.

11.Replace the bottom processor board.

12.Complete the installation (see “Completing the Installation” on page 201).

300PC Server 704 User's Handbook