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Resetting a Lost Password, Pin 3, Normal, Clear

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Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Pin 3 Pin 1 Battery Spring CMOS Latch Clear Jumper Figure 9-1. Configuration Switch Location Pin 3 Pin 1 Normal Clear CMOS Figure 9-2. CMOS Jumper Settings Resetting a Lost Password If you have forgotten the Power-on password, you can reset it by clearing the CMOS configuration. Refer to the previous section, "Clearing the CMOS Configuration" for instructions. NOTE If you have forgotten the Power-on password (or the BIOS access password), your Server will function normally, but you will not be able to access the configuration settings in the Setup Utility or complete the boot process if you reboot the Server. If you have forgotten the User password, the Supervisor can reset it for you (by clearing the Supervisor password), but if the Supervisor password has been lost or forgotten you can only reset it by clearing the CMOS configuration. Refer to the previous section, "Clearing the CMOS Configuration" for instructions. 78

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Chapter 9
Troubleshooting
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CMOS
Clear Jumper
Battery
Pin 1
Pin 3
Spring
Latch
Figure 9-1. Configuration Switch Location
Pin 3
Pin 1
Normal
Clear
CMOS
Figure 9-2. CMOS Jumper Settings
Resetting a Lost Password
If you have forgotten the Power-on password, you can reset it by clearing the
CMOS configuration. Refer to the previous section, “Clearing the CMOS
Configuration” for instructions.
NOTE
If you have forgotten the Power-on password (or the BIOS
access password), your Server will function normally, but you
will not be able to access the configuration settings in the Setup
Utility or complete the boot process if you reboot the Server.
If you have forgotten the User password, the Supervisor can reset it for you (by
clearing the Supervisor password), but if the Supervisor password has been lost or
forgotten you can only reset it by clearing the CMOS configuration. Refer to the
previous section, “Clearing the CMOS Configuration” for instructions.