HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Maintenance & Service Manual page 161

9. Move the arrow to pick Clear Secure boot keys in the Key Management section.
10. Use the spacebar key to choose clear.
11.
Press F10 to accept changes.
12. From the main menu, select File > Save Changes and Exit.
13.
Enter the F10 Setup Utility.
14. If the Ownership Tag or Asset Tag is set, manually clear it under Security > System IDs.
15. From the main menu, select File > Save Changes and Exit.
16. To clear the Setup and/or Power-On passwords if set, enter the F10 Setup Utility, and then go to
the Security menu.
17. Select Password Options if available.
18. Disable the Stringent Password setting if present and enabled.
19. to accept the changes, and select Save Changes and Exit.
Press F10
20.
Shut down the computer, remove the power cord, and then remove the access panel.
21.
Locate the green two pin password jumper on header E49 (labeled PSWD) and remove it.
22. Remove the AC power, wait 10 seconds until the unit AC power drains out, then press the CMOS
button. This is typically a yellow push button (labeled CMOS).
23.
Replace the access panel and AC power cord, and then turn the computer on. The passwords are
now cleared and all other user-configurable, non-volatile memory settings are reset to their factory
default values.
24.
Enter the F10 Setup Utility.
25. Select File > Default Setup > Restore Factory Settings as Default. This action resets
settings back to their factory defaults.
26. Select File > Apply Defaults and Exit.
27. Shut down the computer, remove the AC power cord, and then place the green jumper back on
header E49.
28.
Replace the access panel and power cord.
If Absolute Persistence is enabled on the computer, see the service provider for instruction to disable the
feature.
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