Jumpers and connectors
This topic provides specific information about the jumpers. It also provides some basic information about jumpers and switches and
describes the connectors on the various boards in the appliance. Jumpers on the system board help to disable the appliance and setup
passwords. You must know the connectors on the system board to install components and cables correctly.
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System board jumpers and connectors
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Disabling a forgotten password
System board jumper settings
For information about resetting the password jumper to disable a password, see the Disabling a forgotten password section.
Table 31. System board jumper settings
Jumper
Setting
Description
PWRD_EN
(default)
The password feature is enabled (pins 4–6).
The password feature is disabled (pins 2–4). iDRAC local access is
unlocked at the next AC power cycle.
NVRAM_CLR
(default)
The configuration settings are retained at appliance boot (pins 1–
3).
The configuration settings are cleared at the next appliance boot
(pins 3–5).
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