Clearing Forgotten Passwords; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 22 3000 Series Service Manual

Clearing forgotten passwords

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
follow the instructions in
best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the stand.
2 Remove the
3 Remove the

Procedure

1 Locate the password reset jumper (PSWD) on the system board.
NOTE:
"System-board
2 Remove the jumper plug from the password jumper-pins.
3 Wait for 5 seconds and then replace the jumper plug in its original location.
computer. After working inside your computer,
After working inside your
back cover.
system-board shield.
For more information on the location of the jumper, see
components".
computer. For more safety
BIOS setup program 93