Dell Dimension 2200, User Manual

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5-16 Dell PowerEdge 2200 Systems User’s Guide
Disabling a Forgotten Password
If you forget your user or supervisor password, you can-
not operate your system or change settings in the System
Setup program, respectively, until you open the computer
chassis, change the password jumper setting to disable
the passwords, and erase the existing passwords.
To disable a forgotten password, perform the following
steps:
1. Remove the computer cover according to the
instructions in “Removing the Computer Cover”
in Chapter 6.
2. Refer to “Jumpers” and Table B-1 in Appendix B
for jumper information, and to Figure B-1 for the
location of the password jumper (labeled
“PASSWD”) on the system board.
3. Remove the jumper plug from the PASSWD
jumper.
4. Replace the computer cover according to the
instructions in “Replacing the Computer Cover”
in Chapter 6. Then reconnect the computer and
peripherals to their power sources, and turn them
on.
Booting your system with the PASSWD jumper
removed erases the existing password(s).
NOTE: Before you assign a new user and/or supervi-
sor password, you must reinstall the PASSWD
jumper plug.
5. Repeat step 1.
6. Reinstall the PASSWD jumper plug on the
PASSWD jumper.
7. Replace the computer cover, reconnect your com-
puter to its power source, and turn it on.
8. Assign a new user and/or supervisor password.
To assign a new user and/or supervisor password, see
“Assigning or Changing a User Password” and
“Assigning or Changing a Supervisor Password”
found earlier in this section.
CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro-
static Discharge” in the safety instructions at
the front of this guide.