Jumpers And Connectors; System Board Jumper Settings - Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Manual

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

• System board connectors
• Disabling 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 35. System board jumper settings
Jumper Setting
NVRAM_CLR
PWRD_EN

Jumpers and connectors

Description
The BIOS configuration settings are retained at system boot.
The BIOS configuration settings are cleared at system boot.
The BIOS password feature is enabled.
The BIOS password feature is disabled. iDRAC local access is
unlocked at next AC power cycle. iDRAC password reset is enabled
in F2 iDRAC settings menu.
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