HP Vectra XE310 Troubleshooting Manual page 32

If You Have a Problem
Manually Clearing CMOS and Passwords
Clearing Passwords
To clear passwords only:
1 Disconnect the power cord and remove the PC's cover.
HP Vectra XE310 Series 1 System Board
HP Vectra XE310 Series 2 System Board
2 Move the Clear Password jumper to the Clear Password position shown above.
3 Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord.
4 Switch on the PC. You will see a message declaring that the passwords have been cleared.
5 Shut down the PC and replace the jumper to its original position.
6 Replace the PC's cover and restart the PC. Press F2 or F8 to enter the Setup program just after the
computer powers-on. You now have full access to the Setup program. For more information on Setup,
refer to page 29.
Clearing CMOS (this function also clears passwords)
To clear CMOS and BIOS password settings:
HP Vectra XE310 Series 1
1 Disconnect the power cord and remove the PC's cover.
2 Move the Clear CMOS jumper to the Clear CMOS position shown above for 5 seconds and then replace
it in the default position.
3 Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord.
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Default position
Clear CMOS/Passwords position
Clear Password (J8) jumper
Clear CMOS/Passwords (J6) jumper
Default position
Clear CMOS/Passwords position
Clear Passwords (J29) jumper
Clear CMOS (J27) jumper