Clearing Forgotten Passwords - Dell Alienware Area-51 Service Manual

Boot
Load Legacy OPROM
Set Boot Priority
Boot Mode
USB Boot Support
1st Boot
2nd Boot
3rd Boot
4th Boot
5th Boot
Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities
USB Storage Drive BBS Priorities
USB Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities
Save & Exit
Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changes and Reset
Restore Defaults

Clearing Forgotten Passwords

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer
and follow the steps in
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: The computer must be disconnected from the electrical outlet to clear the CMOS setting.
1. Lay the chassis on the left side.
2. Remove the stability foot
3. Remove both the left and right side-panel. See
4. Locate the password reset jumper (PASSWORD1) on the system board. See
5. Remove the jumper plug from pins 2 and 3 and fix it on pins 1 and 2.
6. Wait for approximately five seconds to clear the password setting.
7. Remove the jumper plug from pins 1 and 2 and replace it on pins 2 and 3.
"Before You Begin." For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory
"Removing the Side
Default: Enabled.
Allows you to enable or disable USB Boot support.
Default: Legacy.
Allows you to enable or disable USB Boot support.
Default: Enabled.
Allows you to enable or disable the 1st boot device.
Default: Hard Disk.
Allows you to enable or disable the 2nd boot device.
Default: USB Hard Disk.
Allows you to enable or disable the 3rd boot device.
Default: CD/DVD.
Allows you to enable or disable the 4th boot device.
Default: Floppy.
Allows you to enable or disable the 5th boot device.
Default: Network.
Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed
are dynamically updated according to the hard drives
detected.
Sets the USB storage drive boot priority.
Sets the USB hard disk drive storage drive boot priority.
Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes.
Allows you to exit system setup and load previous values
for all system setup options.
Allows you to load default values for all system setup
options.
Panels".
"System Board Components".
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