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Disabling a Forgotten Password
NOTICE: This process erases both the system and setup passwords.
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—
For You and Your Computer."
1
Turn off the computer and peripherals, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, wait at least 5 seconds, and then remove the
computer cover.
2 Remove the jumper plug from the PSWD jumper to disable the
password feature.
See "Jumper Settings" to locate the password jumper (labeled
"PSWD") on the system board.
3 Replace the computer cover.
4 Reconnect your computer and peripherals to an electrical outlet, and
then turn them on.
This erases the existing password(s).
Proceed to step 5 if you want to assign a new password.
NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or setup password, you must
replace the PSWD jumper plug to reenable the password feature.
5
Remove the computer cover.
6 Replace the PSWD jumper plug.
7 Replace the computer cover and reconnect the computer and
peripherals to an electrical outlet and turn them on.
Booting your system with the PSWD jumper installed reenables the
password feature. When you enter system setup, both password
options appear as Not Enabled, meaning that the password feature is
enabled but that no password is assigned.
8 Assign a new system and/or setup password.
Jumper Settings
The following figure shows the location of the jumpers on the system board.