184 Technical Reference
Password Clear Switch1. Ensure that the system is powered off. Remove the PCI hot-plug cover. On switch SW4G1,
slide or press switch number 6 to the right most position.
2. Power on the system. Wait for POST to complete and for the messages “Password cleared by
jumper” and “Press F2 to enter Setup” to appear. This automatically clears the password.
3. Enter Setup and make any changes necessary (for example, changing the boot device). Press
F10 to save the new Setup configuration and exit Setup.
4. Power off the system.
5. Return switch position 6 to the left most (default) position.
6. Reinstall the PCI hot-plug cover using the original screws, power on the system, and resume
normal operation.
Recovery Boot Switch1. Ensure that the system is powered off. Remove the PCI hot-plug cover. On switch SW4G1,
slide or press switch number 2 to the right most position.
2. Ensure that the BIOS diskette is bootable and that all BIOS files to include the recovery file
are on the diskette. The BIOS recovery file will have a *.rec file extension, for example,
bios.rec. Insert the BIOS recovery diskette in drive A and then power on the system. After
the system boots, the speaker emits a single beep and the recovery process begins. This takes
about three minutes. When the recovery process completes, the speaker emits two beeps.
While in the recovery mode, there is no screen display on the monitor. The keyboard is disabled as
the system automatically recovers BIOS. The following beep codes describe the recovery status.
Beep Code Message
2 Successful completion, no errors.
4 The system could not boot from the diskette. The diskette may not be bootable.
Continuous series of
low beeps The wrong BIOS recovery files are being used and/or the recovery switch is in the
wrong position.
3. Power off the system.
4. Return switch position 2 to the left most (default) position.
5. Reinstall the PCI hot-plug cover using the original screws, remove the diskette from drive A.
Power on the system, and resume normal operation.