Clearing Forgotten Passwords
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Remove the stand.
2 Remove the back cover.
3 Locate the password jumper on the system board.
NOTE: For more information on the location of the jumpers, see
“System-board components”.
4 Remove the jumper plug from the password jumper.
1 jumper plug 2 password jumper
5 Replace the back cover.
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