Acer Altos R710 - Manual (Page 82)

4 Configuring the system 70
Configuration Jumpers
Jumper
Name
Pins What happens at system reset??
Password
Clear (line
“A” in figure
above) 1-2 These pins should be jumpered for normal system
operation.
2-3 If these pins are jumpered, administrator and user
passwords will be cleared on the next reset. These
pins should not be jumpered for normal operation.
Recovery
Boot (line
“B” in figure
above) 1-2 These pins should be jumpered for normal system
operation.
2-3 If these pins are jumpered, the system will attempt
to recover the BIOS by loading the BIOS code into
the flash device from a floppy disk. This jumper is
typically used when the BIOS has become corrupted.
These pins should not be jumpered for normal
operation.