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To remove your Setup Password, The Exit Setup screen appears

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For the password to take effect you must set jumper JP3 to 1-2 (Check password): 1. Turn off and unplug the computer. 2. Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password) to bypass the password function. See figure 1-2 for the location of JP3. 3. Close your computer's housing and reboot your system. The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility, you must key in your Setup password. To remove your Setup Password: 1. Disabled the Setup Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the or arrow key to select None. 2. Press to return to the System Security menu and then press exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears: again to Exit Setup Settings have been changed. Do you want to save to CMOS settings? [Yes] [No] 3. Press Yes to save your settings and exit Setup Utility. Your previous password will be removed from CMOS. Remember to set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password) because you won't be able to access Setup Utility if a password does not exist and JP3 is set to 1-2 (Check password). Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility 2-37

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Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility
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For the password to take effect you must set jumper JP3 to 1-2 (Check password):
1.
Turn off and unplug the computer.
2.
Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password) to bypass the
password function. See figure 1-2 for the location of JP3.
3.
Close your computer’s housing and reboot your system.
The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility, you must key in your Setup
password.
To remove your Setup Password:
1.
Disabled
the Setup Password parameter in the System Security menu by
pressing the
or
arrow key to select
None
.
2.
Press
to return to the System Security menu and then press
again to
exit Setup.
The Exit Setup screen appears:
Exit Setup
Settings have been changed.
Do you want to save to CMOS settings?
[Yes]
[No]
3.
Press
Yes
to save your settings and exit Setup Utility.
Your
previous
password will be removed from CMOS.
Remember to set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass
password) because you won’t be able to
access Setup Utility if a password does not
exist and JP3 is set to 1-2 (Check password).