American Megatrends Megathon, User Manual

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 17
Step 8 Attach Cables,
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Drain CMOS RAM Power J3 J3 is a 3-pin berg that can be used to erase the contents of CMOS
RAM, where all system configuration information is stored. The Normal (default)
setting is:
If you forget the AMIBIOS password, you can place a shorting bridge on this
berg for a few seconds to erase the old password (and all system configuration
information as well). You must then reboot the computer, run AMIBIOS Setup,
and restore all system configuration information. The settings are:
CMOS Drain JP Setting
Normal operation (factory setting). 1-2
The contents of CMOS RAM are destroyed. 2-3
Keyboard and Mouse Connector J24 The keyboard and mouse connectors are 6-pin female
connectors.
The pinout is:
Cont’d