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Erasing, Lost, Forgotten – IBM THINKCENTRE 8086 User Manual

Page 36: Password, Clearing, Cmos)

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7.

Install

the

new

battery.

8.

Replace

the

fan

bracket

assembly.

9.

Close

the

cover,

and

plug

in

the

power

cord.

See

“Closing

the

cover

and

connecting

the

cables”

on

page

23.

Note:

When

the

computer

is

turned

on

for

the

first

time

after

battery

replacement,

an

error

message

might

be

displayed.

This

is

normal

after

replacing

the

battery.

10.

Turn

on

the

computer

and

all

attached

devices.

11.

Use

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

to

set

the

date

and

time

and

any

passwords.

See

Chapter

2,

“Using

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program,”

on

page

25.

Erasing

a

lost

or

forgotten

password

(clearing

CMOS)

This

section

applies

to

lost

or

forgotten

passwords.

For

more

information

about

lost

or

forgotten

passwords,

see

Access

IBM

on

your

desktop.

To

erase

a

forgotten

password:

1.

Turn

off

the

computer

and

any

attached

devices,

such

as

printers,

monitors,

and

external

drives.

2.

Unplug

all

power

cords

from

electrical

outlets,

and

open

the

cover.

See

“Opening

the

cover”

on

page

10.

3.

Pivot

the

drive

bay

assembly

upward

to

gain

access

to

the

system

board.

4.

Locate

the

fan

bracket

assembly.

See

“Locating

components”

on

page

11.

5.

Lift

the

fan

bracket

assembly

up

to

gain

access

to

the

Clear

CMOS/Recovery

jumper.

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Guide

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