Dell Inspiron 3030 Small Desktop Owners Manual - Page 95
Clearing CMOS settings, Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
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Clearing CMOS settings About this task CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer. Steps 1. Remove the left-side cover. 2. Disconnect the battery cable from the system board. 3. Remove the coin-cell battery. 4. Wait for one minute. 5. Replace the coin-cell battery. 6. Connect the battery cable to the system board. 7. Replace the left-side cover. Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords About this task To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at www.dell.com/contactdell. NOTE: For information about how to reset Windows or application passwords, see the documentation accompanying Windows or your application. BIOS Setup 95
Clearing CMOS settings
About this task
CAUTION:
Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
Steps
1.
Remove the
left-side cover
.
2.
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
3.
Remove the
coin-cell battery
.
4.
Wait for one minute.
5.
Replace the
coin-cell battery
.
6.
Connect the battery cable to the system board.
7.
Replace the
left-side cover
.
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords
About this task
To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at
www.dell.com/contactdell
.
NOTE:
For information about how to reset Windows or application passwords, see the documentation accompanying
Windows or your application.
BIOS Setup
95