Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual - Page 69

Clearing CMOS settings, Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords

Get Dell XPS 17 9700 PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell XPS 17 9700 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 69 highlights

Clearing CMOS settings About this task CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings resets the BIOS settings on your computer. Steps 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. NOTE: The battery must be disconnected from the system board. See step 4 in Removing the base cover. 3. Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power. 4. Before you turn on your computer, follow the steps in Installing the base cover. 5. Turn on your computer. 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 on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying Windows or your application. System setup 69

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
Clearing CMOS settings
About this task
CAUTION:
Clearing CMOS settings resets the BIOS settings on your computer.
Steps
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
NOTE:
The battery must be disconnected from the system board. See step 4 in
Removing the base cover
.
3.
Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power.
4.
Before you turn on your computer, follow the steps in
Installing the base cover
.
5.
Turn on your computer.
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 on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying
Windows or your application.
System setup
69