Advanced Features 474 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in“Assigning a System Password.”Disabling a Forgotten PasswordNOTICE: This process erases both the system and setup passwords.CAUTION: Before you open the computer cover, see “CAUTION:Safety Instructions.”1 Open the computer cover.2 Remove the jumper plug from the PSWD jumper to disable thepassword feature.See “Jumper Settings” to locate the password jumper (labeled“PSWD”) on the system board.3 Close the computer cover.4 Reconnect your computer and devices to an electrical outlet, and thenturn them on.This erases the existing password(s).5 Enter system setup and verify that the password is disabled. Proceed tostep 6 if you want to assign a new password.NOTE: Before you assigna new system and/or setuppassword, you mustreplace the PSWD jumperplug to reenable thepassword feature.CAUTION: Before you open the computer cover, see “CAUTION:Safety Instructions.”6 Open the computer cover.7 Replace the PSWD jumper plug.8 Close the computer cover and reconnect the computer and devices toan electrical outlet and turn them on.Booting your computer with the PSWD jumper installed reenables thepassword feature. When you enter system setup, both passwordoptions appear as Not Enabled, meaning that the password feature isenabled but that no password is assigned.9 Assign a new system and/or setup password.
