Dell Dimension 8400 - Manual (Page 118)

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2 Locate the 3-pin password jumper (PASS) on the system board (see page 71), and attach the
jumper plug to pins 2 and 3 to clear the password.
NOTE:
When you receive your computer, the jumper plug is attached to pins 1 and 2.
3 Close the computer cover (see page 104).
4 Connect your computer and monitor to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
5 After the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop appears on your computer, shut down the computer
(see page 59).
6 Turn off the monitor and disconnect it from the electrical outlet.
7 Disconnect the computer power cable from the electrical outlet, and press the power button
to ground the system board.
8 Open the computer cover (see page 69).
9 Locate the 3-pin password jumper (PASS) on the system board (see page 71) and attach the
jumper to pins 1 and 2 to reenable the password feature.
10 Close the computer cover (see page 104).
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into
the computer.
11 Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
PASS
CLR CMOS
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