HP ProLiant DL145 Maintenance And Service Manual page 69

To reset a system password:
If you have forgotten the user password or the supervisor password, the server will continue
to function normally but you will not be able to access the Setup Utility.
If you have enabled the Password on Boot field and have forgotten both the user password
and the supervisor password, you will not be able to reboot the server.
If you have forgotten the user password, you can use the supervisor password to reset it.
However, if it is the supervisor password that you have forgotten, you need to clear the
CMOS and reset the BIOS settings.
Recording Custom Setup Values
Write down the settings in the Setup Utility and keep them in a safe place. If the custom
values ever need restoring (after a CMOS clear, for example), you must run the Setup Utility
and enter these custom settings again. A record of these custom settings will make this much
easier.
Loading System Defaults
If your system fails after you make changes in the Setup menus, reboot the server, enter Setup
and load the system default settings to correct the error. These default settings have been
selected to optimize your server's performance.
To load the system defaults:
1. Reboot the server in a normal manner.
2. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
3. Press F9 to load the default values.
4. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.
Clearing CMOS
You may need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been
corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the Setup Utility have caused error messages to be
unreadable. Clearing the CMOS data remove all system passwords.
The clear CMOS switch is switch 2 of the system configuration switch (SW1). Refer to
page 4-7 for the location of this switch.
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