Configure Mode; Recovery Mode - NEC POWERMATE ENTERPRISE NETPC Service Manual

B-6 Jumper Settings

Configure Mode

Configure mode is for configuring special BIOS settings, including processor speed and
special maintenance options. Use this mode to upgrade or recover the BIOS or clear a
password. To enable this mode, connect pins 2 and 3 on the configuration jumper (J6J1)
shown in Figure B-1.
After setting the jumper for Configure mode, turn on the computer. The Setup utility
automatically executes after the POST runs. No password is required. This mode overrides
any passwords that are set. The Maintenance menu appears for setting parameters. This
menu provides options for setting the processor speed and clearing passwords.
The Maintenance menu provides access to the Password Clear selection. Use the Password
Clear selection in the Maintenance menu if the password must be reset.
Configure mode uses the default BIOS settings for booting (not the current administrative
or user settings). The default settings include using the lowest bus/processor frequency ratio
that the processor supports. Administrative and user settings are preserved and used when
the computer reboots.

Recovery Mode

Recovery mode is for upgrading the BIOS or recovering BIOS data. To enable this mode,
leave pins 1, 2, and 3 unconnected on the configuration jumper (J6J1).
After the computer turns on, the BIOS upgrades or recovers BIOS data from a recovery
diskette in a diskette drive (with its own power source) that connects to the diskette drive
connector on the riser card. If a diskette is not in the diskette drive, the system does not
boot or turn on the display, but the computer beeps continuously (one long and three short
beeps). If the recovery fails when a recovery diskette is inserted in the diskette drive, a beep
code indicates that the recovery failed.
NOTE: The Maintenance menu only appears
when the system board has been jumpered for
Configure mode. When the system is restarted in
Configure mode, the Setup utility launches
automatically and comes up in the Maintenance
menu. The Main, Advanced, Power
Management, Security, Boot, and Exit menus are
also available.
NOTE: For the configuration changes to take
effect after exiting the Setup utility, turn off the
computer, set the configuration jumper to
Normal Mode, and turn on the computer.