System Board Jumper Settings - Dell E28S Series Owner's Manual

Jumpers and connectors

System board jumper settings

For information about resetting the password jumper to disable a password, see the Disabling a
forgotten password section.
To enable the password, fit the jumper on pins 2 and 4. To disable the password, fit the jumper on
pins 4 and 6. To select the configuration settings at the next system boot, fit the jumper on pins 3
and 5. To clear the configuration settings at system boot, fit the jumper on pins 1 and 3.
Table 43 System board jumper settings
Jumper
PWRD_EN
NVRAM_CLR
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Setting 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).