Table of Contents
Advertisement
4
Deleting a Password
Erase Old Password You can drain CMOS RAM power via J35 on the
Make sure you are properly grounded before
performing the following procedure. You must be
certain that no electrostatic discharge (ESD) occurs.
ESD can ruin your motherboard. Wear an antistatic
wristband attached to a ground. See "Avoid Static
Step
1
Turn the computer power off and remove the computer cover.
2
Place a shorting bridge on J35.
3
Turn on computer power for about 10 seconds.
4
Turn the computer off again.
5
Remove the shorting bridge from J35.
6
Turn on computer power again.
Since you drained power from CMOS RAM, all system
configuration information has been erased. You must now re-enter
the system configuration information by running AMIBIOS Setup.
If you forget the passwords you set up through AMIBIOS
Setup, the only way you can restart the computer is to
erase the system configuration information where the
passwords are stored. System configuration data is stored
in CMOS RAM, a type of memory that consumes very
little power.
motherboard. J35 is a 2-pin berg that is normally always
OPEN. Perform the following steps to erase the old
password.
Important
Electricity" on the following page.
Action
Chapter 4 Deleting a Password
75
Advertisement
Table of Contents
