Clearing forgotten passwordsWARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow thesteps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working insideyour computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.Prerequisites1 Remove the right side-cover.2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the power-supply unit”.Procedure1 Locate the password reset jumper (PSWD) on the system board.NOTE: For more information on the location of the password reset jumper, see “System-board components”.2 Remove the jumper plug from the password jumper-pins.Figure 44. Removing the jumper plug1 jumper plug3 Power on without the jumper plug to clear the password.System setup 105
