Clearing cmos settings, Prerequisites, Procedure – Dell Inspiron Small Desktop (3646, Mid 2014) User Manual

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Clearing CMOS Settings

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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1

Remove the

computer cover

.

2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 5 in “Removing the

drive cage

”.

Procedure

1

Locate the CMOS jumper (CMCL R2) on the system board.
For more information on the location of the CMOS jumper, see

“System-

Board Components”

.

2 Remove the jumper plug from the password jumper (PSWD1) and place it

on the CMOS jumper.

1

jumper plug

2

password jumper (PSWD1)

3

CMOS jumper (CMCL R2)

3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in “Replacing the

drive cage

”.

4 Replace the

computer cover

.

5 Turn on your computer.

The CMOS checksum error will be displayed.

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