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Manually Clearing CMOS and Passwords, If You Have a Problem, Enter Setup

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If You Have a Problem Manually Clearing CMOS and Passwords 1 Disconnect the power cord and remove the PC's cover. 2 Locate the system board switches (the blue block indicated below) 3 To clear CMOS move switch 5 to ON. To clear Password move switch 6 to ON. Clear Passwords switch Clear CMOS & Passwords switch 4 Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord. 5 Start the PC. This erases the previous CMOS or password configuration. A message is displayed saying that the configuration has been cleared. 6 Shut down the PC. Set the Clear CMOS & Passwords or Clear Passwords switch to OFF to re-enable configuration. 7 Replace the PC's cover and restart the PC. The PC starts more slowly than usual, so that it can load the default configuration values. 8 Press F8 just after the computer powers on, then select Enter Setup program. 32 Troubleshooting Guide

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If You Have a Problem
32 Troubleshooting Guide
Manually Clearing CMOS and Passwords
1
Disconnect the power cord and remove the PC’s cover.
2
Locate the system board switches (the blue block indicated below)
3
To clear CMOS move switch 5 to ON. To clear Password move switch 6 to ON.
4
Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord.
5
Start the PC. This erases the previous CMOS or password configuration. A message is displayed saying
that the configuration has been cleared.
6
Shut down the PC. Set the Clear CMOS & Passwords or Clear Passwords switch to OFF to re-enable
configuration.
7
Replace the PC’s cover and restart the PC. The PC starts more slowly than usual, so that it can load
the default configuration values.
8
Press
F8
just after the computer powers on, then select
Enter Setup
program.
Clear CMOS & Passwords switch
Clear Passwords switch