Clearing Cmos Settings; Clearing Bios (System Setup) And System Passwords - Dell MC5WV Owner's Manual

Clearing CMOS settings

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CAUTION: Clearing CMOS settings will reset the BIOS settings on your computer.
Steps
1. Remove the base cover.
2. Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
3. Remove the coin-cell
4. Wait for one minute.
5. Replace the coin-cell
6. Connect the battery cable to the system board.
7. Replace the base cover.

Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords

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To clear the system or BIOS passwords, contact Dell technical support as described at www.dell.com/contactdell.
NOTE: For information on how to reset Windows or application passwords, refer to the documentation accompanying
Windows or your application.
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