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Clearing Passwords and CMOS Settings

5 Replace the computer cover (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" in the

Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com).

6 Connect your keyboard and mouse, then connect your computer and

monitor to electrical outlets and turn them on.

7 After the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

desktop appears on your computer, turn

off the computer.

NOTE:

Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode.

If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system, press and
hold the power button for 4 seconds.

8 Disconnect the keyboard and mouse, then disconnect the computer and

monitor from their electrical outlets.

9 Press the power button on the computer to ground the system board.

10 Remove the computer cover.
11 Replace the 2-pin jumper plug onto the pins of the password connector on

the system board.

NOTE:

The password jumper plug must be reinstalled on the password

jumper pins in order to enable the password feature.

12 Replace the computer cover.

NOTICE:

To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack

and then plug it into the computer.

13 Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn

them on.

NOTE:

In System Setup (s

ee "System Setup

" on page 77

)

, both system and

administrator password options appear as

Not Set. The password feature is

enabled, but a password is not assigned.

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