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Clearing the CMOS settings
The onboard CMOS RAM stores the system configuration data and has an
onboard battery power supply. The CMOS RAM records the correct time and
setting of the system hardware configuration. If you want to clear the system
configuration data, such as power-on password or the setup password from the
CMOS RAM, do the following.
1
On the rear panel of your computer, locate the CMOS reset button.
2
Press the CMOS reset button.
3
Reboot the computer and run the Setup utility to reconfigure the system.
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