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troubleshooting your workstation troubleshooting BIOS problems clearing the CMOS 1. Turn off the workstation, disconnect the power cord and all cables, then remove the cover. See the chapter "removing and replacing hardware parts." 2. Set the system board switch 5 to ON. 3. Replace the cover, reconnect the power cord, reconnect the monitor and video cable. 4. Reboot the workstation. A message similar to the following will appear: "Configuration has been cleared, set switch Clear to the ON position before rebooting." 5. Turn off the workstation, disconnect the power cord and video cable, and remove the cover. 6. Set the system board switch 5 to OFF. 7. Replace the cover, and reconnect the power cord and all cables. 8. Turn on the workstation. Press F2 to run Setup, then press F9. The system automatically downloads and saves the CMOS default values. 9. To save the configuration and exit Setup, press Esc. 188 Chapter 7

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troubleshooting your workstation
troubleshooting BIOS problems
Chapter 7
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clearing the CMOS
1. Turn off the workstation, disconnect the power cord and all cables,
then remove the cover. See the chapter “removing and replacing
hardware parts.”
2.
Set the system board switch
5
to
ON
.
3. Replace the cover, reconnect the power cord, reconnect the monitor
and video cable.
4.
Reboot the workstation. A message similar to the following
will appear:
Configuration has been cleared, set switch Clear to the
ON position before rebooting.
5. Turn off the workstation, disconnect the power cord and video cable,
and remove the cover.
6.
Set the system board switch
5
to
OFF
.
7.
Replace the cover, and reconnect the power cord and all cables.
8. Turn on the workstation. Press
F2
to run Setup, then press
F9
. The
system automatically downloads and saves the CMOS default values.
9.
To save the configuration and exit Setup, press
Esc
.