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Erasing, forgotten, passwords, clearing

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Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS) This section contains instructions on erasing some lost or forgotten passwords, such as a user password. For more information about lost or forgotten passwords, go to the ThinkVantage Productivity Center program. To access the ThinkVantage Productivity Center program, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → Productivity Center. To erase lost or forgotten passwords: 1. Open the computer cover. See "Opening the computer cover" on page 12. 2. Locate the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper on the system board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 10. 3. Move the jumper from the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2) to the maintenance or configure position (pin 2 and pin 3). 4. Close the computer cover and connect the power cord. See "Completing the parts replacement" on page 30. 5. Restart the computer and leave it on for approximately 10 seconds. Turn off the computer by holding the power switch for approximately five seconds. The computer will turn off. 6. Repeat step 1 through step 2 on page 34. 7. Move the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper back to the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2). 8. Close the computer cover and connect the power cord. See "Completing the parts replacement" on page 30. 34 User Guide

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Erasing
lost
or
forgotten
passwords
(clearing
CMOS)
This
section
contains
instructions
on
erasing
some
lost
or
forgotten
passwords,
such
as
a
user
password.
For
more
information
about
lost
or
forgotten
passwords,
go
to
the
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
program.
To
access
the
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
program,
click
Start
→
All
Programs
→
ThinkVantage
→
Productivity
Center
.
To
erase
lost
or
forgotten
passwords:
1.
Open
the
computer
cover.
See
“Opening
the
computer
cover”
on
page
12.
2.
Locate
the
Clear
CMOS/Recovery
jumper
on
the
system
board.
See
“Locating
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
10.
3.
Move
the
jumper
from
the
standard
position
(pin
1
and
pin
2)
to
the
maintenance
or
configure
position
(pin
2
and
pin
3).
4.
Close
the
computer
cover
and
connect
the
power
cord.
See
“Completing
the
parts
replacement”
on
page
30.
5.
Restart
the
computer
and
leave
it
on
for
approximately
10
seconds.
Turn
off
the
computer
by
holding
the
power
switch
for
approximately
five
seconds.
The
computer
will
turn
off.
6.
Repeat
step
1
through
step
2
on
page
34.
7.
Move
the
Clear
CMOS/Recovery
jumper
back
to
the
standard
position
(pin
1
and
pin
2).
8.
Close
the
computer
cover
and
connect
the
power
cord.
See
“Completing
the
parts
replacement”
on
page
30.
34
User
Guide