Clearing Forgotten Passwords; Clearing Cmos Settings - Dell Alienware 17 R4 Service Manual

Boot
Boot Option #2
Boot Option #3
Table 7. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changes and Reset
Restore Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

Clearing forgotten passwords

Contact Dell technical support to clear the forgotten passwords, see
www.dell.com/contactdell.

Clearing CMOS settings

1 Remove the
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the
4 Wait for one minute.
5 Replace the
6 Replace the battery.
7 Replace the
128
base cover.
coin-cell battery.
coin-cell battery.
base cover.
Displays the available second boot
option.
Displays the available third boot
option.
Allows you to exit system setup and
save your changes.
Allows you to exit system setup and
load previous values for all system
setup options.
Allows you to restore default values
for all system setup options.
Allows you to load previous values for
all system setup options.
Allows you to save the changes for all
system setup options.