Clearing cmos settings – Dell XPS One 24 (Late 2008) User Manual

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System Setup

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Clearing CMOS Settings

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

CAUTION:

The computer must be disconnected from electrical outlet to clear the

CMOS setting.

1 Follow the procedure in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2 Remove the computer cover (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on

page 11).

3 Locate the 2-pin CMOS jumper on the system board.
4 Move the 2-pin jumper plug from pins 3 and 2 to pins 1 and 2.
5 Wait for five seconds for the CMOS to clear.
6 Move the 2-pin jumper plug back to pins 3 and 2.

NOTE:

The computer will not turn on if you do not replace the 2-pin jumper on

pins 3 and 2.

7 Replace the computer cover (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on

page 11).

8 Turn on the computer.
9 The message

CMOS settings wrong

appears on the screen. Restart

the computer.
The message

CMOS checksum error. Press F1 to run

setup. Press F2 to load default values and

continue

appears on the screen.

10 Press <F2> to load default values and continue.

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