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Recovery boot jumper – Gateway 7250R User Manual

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Setting the system board jumpers

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The following table shows the settings required to perform this task. Make
sure you turn off the server and unplug the power cord before moving the
jumper.

Recovery Boot jumper

The Recovery Boot jumper on the system board (pins 9 through 11 of jumper
J2J1) lets you recover from a failed BIOS update by booting from diskette and
loading the correct BIOS update. (See the figure on page 6 for the location of
the jumper.)

The following table shows the settings required to perform this task. Make
sure you turn off the server and unplug the power cord before moving the
jumper.

Mode

Jumper
Setting

Action When Set

Protect

Pins 5-6

Normal operation (default)

Clear

Pins 6-7

Clears all passwords at bootup

Caution

Moving the jumper while the power is on can damage the
server. Always turn off the server and unplug the power
cord before moving the jumper.

Mode

Jumper
Setting

Action When Set

Normal boot

Pins 9-10

Normal boot from BIOS (default)

Recovery boot

Pins 10-11

Boot from diskette and correct the
BIOS code

Caution

Moving the jumper while the power is on can damage the
server. Always turn off the server and unplug the power
cord before moving the jumper.

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