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7.

If your computer still does not respond, you can reset it using
the Ctfl

Alt Del

command or the

RESET

button. See

“Resetting Your Computer” in Chapter 3 for more
information.

8.

If resetting the computer does not work, turn it off and wait
at least five seconds. If you do not have a hard disk drive,
insert the Startup or Reference diskette in drive A. Then
turn on the computer. It should load MS-DOS.

9.

If you installed a display adapter card in your computer, and

you want to use that adapter as your primary display adapter,
you need to change the setting of jumper J3 on the main
system board to disable the built-in VGA adapter. If you
have not set the jumper, you will not see any display on the

screen. You may also need to set jumpers

J1

and J5. See

“Changing the Jumper Settings” in Chapter 5 for

instructions.

Password Problems

If you set a password using the SETUP program, you must enter

it before you can use the system. When you turn on the

computer, it runs a memory test. Then the screen displays the

Password

: prompt. If you do not enter the correct

password, you cannot use the computer.

If you have any trouble using your password, try the following:

If you type the password and press

Enter

but nothing

happens, type it again and press

Enter.

If you know the current password but you want to change or
delete it, see Chapter 2 for instructions.

If you do not know the current password, follow the steps
below.

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