Compaq Evo n160 Maintenance and Service Guide Compaq Evo N160 Series - Page 15

Clearing a Password - disassembly

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Product Description 1.2 Clearing a Password If the notebook you are servicing has an unknown password, follow these steps to clear the password. These steps also clear CMOS: 1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (refer to Section 5.3, "Preparing the Computer for Disassembly," for more information). 2. Remove the RTC battery (refer to Section 5.13, "Disk Cell RTC Battery"). 3. Wait approximately five minutes. 4. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the computer. 5. Connect AC power to the computer. Do not reinsert any battery packs at this time. 6. Turn on the computer. All passwords and all CMOS settings have been cleared. 1-10 Maintenance and Service Guide

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Maintenance and Service Guide
Product Description
1.2 Clearing a Password
If the notebook you are servicing has an unknown password,
follow these steps to clear the password. These steps also clear
CMOS:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (refer to Section 5.3,
“
Preparing the Computer for Disassembly,
”
for more
information).
2. Remove the RTC battery (refer to Section 5.13,
“
Disk Cell
RTC Battery
”
).
3. Wait approximately five minutes.
4. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the computer.
5. Connect AC power to the computer. Do
not
reinsert any
battery packs at this time.
6. Turn on the computer.
All passwords and all CMOS settings have been cleared.