Jumpers And Connectors; System Board Jumper Settings - Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual

This topic provides specific information about the system 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 system and setup passwords.
You must know the connectors on the system board to install components and cables correctly.
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System board jumper settings

• System board connectors
• Disabling a 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 41. System board jumper settings
Jumper Setting
PWRD_EN
NVRAM_CLR
Related link
Disabling a forgotten password

Jumpers and connectors

Description
The password reset feature is enabled (pins 2–4).
The password reset feature is disabled (pins 4–6). The iDRAC local
access is unlocked at the next AC power cycle.
The configuration settings are retained at the next system boot
(pins 3–5).
The configuration settings are cleared at system boot (pins 1–3).
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