Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery
This section provides procedures for:
Clearing Passwords
BIOS Recovery.
This Machine has one Hardware Open Gap on the main board for clearing password check
and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS Recovery.
Clearing Password Check
NOTE:
NOTE:
The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and
User Password).
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set BIOS Passwords (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security
reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when system enters the BIOS
Setup menu. If it is necessary to bypass the password check, short the HW Gap to clear the
password by performing the following steps:
1. Remove power from the system.
2. Remove HDD, AC and Battery.
3. Disconnect the RTC Battery (Figure 5-3 <CON1301>).
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