Cmos Clear Jumper - Gateway ALR 9200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

74 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 9200 Server

CMOS Clear Jumper

The jumper at pins 1, 2, and 3 controls whether settings stored in CMOS
nonvolatile memory (NVRAM) are retained during a system reset.
To Restore the Manufacturing Default CMOS Settings
See "Changing a Jumper Setting" on page 73.
1.
Move the CMOS jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3 (the Clear
2.
CMOS memory position).
3. Reinstall the access cover for your safety (using the original screws),
and connect the power cords to the system.
Turn the system on. Wait for POST to complete and for the messages
4.
NVRAM cleared by jumper
Press <F2> to enter Setup
to appear. This automatically reprograms CMOS to its default settings,
except for the password.
Enter Setup and make any changes necessary (for example, changing
5.
the boot device).
6. Press to save the new Setup configuration and exit Setup.
F
10
Turn off the system, and disconnect all AC power cords from the
7.
system.
Again remove the access cover.
8.
9. Move the jumper from pins 2 and 3 back to pins 1 and 2 (the Protect
CMOS memory position).
Reinstall the access cover using the original screws, and connect the
10.
power cords to the system.
Run BIOS Setup or the SSU to verify the correct settings. See
11.
Chapter 5,
BIOS Setup
information on setting BIOS and SSU fields.
and Chapter 6,
The Server Setup Utility
for more