This topic provides specific information about the jumpers. It also provides some basic information about jumpers and switches
and describes the connectors on the various boards in the system. Jumpers on the system board help to disable the system and
setup passwords. You must know the connectors on the system board to install components and cables correctly.
Topics:
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System board jumper settings
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System board jumpers and connectors
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Disabling forgotten password
System board jumper settings
For information on resetting the password jumper to disable a password, see the Disabling a forgotten password section.
Table 46. System board jumper settings
Jumper
Setting
PWRD_EN
NVRAM_CLR
122
Jumpers and connectors
Jumpers and connectors
Description
The BIOS password feature is enabled.
The BIOS password feature is disabled. iDRAC local access is
unlocked at next AC power cycle. iDRAC password reset is
enabled in F2 iDRAC settings menu.
The BIOS configuration settings are retained at system boot.
The BIOS configuration settings are cleared at system boot.
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