Password Clear Jumper; Recovery Boot Jumper - Gateway ALR 9200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

Password Clear Jumper

The jumper at pins 5, 6, and 7 controls whether a stored password is
retained or cleared during a system reset.
To Clear and Replace a Password Using the Jumper
See "Changing a Jumper Setting" on page 73.
1.
Move the Password jumper from pins 5 and 6 to pins 6 and 7.
2.
Reinstall the access cover for your safety (using the original screws),
3.
and connect the power cords to the system.
Turn the system on, and wait for POST to complete. This
4.
automatically clears the password.
Turn off the system, and disconnect all AC power cords.
5.
Again remove the access cover.
6.
7. Move the jumper from pins 6 and 7 back to pins 5 and 6.
Reinstall the access cover using the original screws, and connect the
8.
power cords to the system.
Run the SSU to specify a new password. See "Security Add-in" on
9.
page 116 for instructions on setting a password in the SSU.

Recovery Boot Jumper

The jumper at pins 9, 10, and 11 controls whether the system attempts to
boot using the BIOS programmed in flash memory or if it attempts to flash
the BIOS from a diskette in drive A. If an attempted BIOS update is
interrupted, you may need to perform this procedure.
See "Changing a Jumper Setting" on page 73.
1.
2. Move the recovery boot jumper from pins 9 and 10 to pins 10 and 11.
To Perform a Recovery Boot
Setting the Jumpers 75