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2-10 Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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The system board accommodates up to six expansion cards—32-bit Peripheral Com-
ponent Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards, 8- or 16-bit Industry-Standard Architecture
(ISA) expansion cards, and a 32-bit accelerated graphics port (AGP) expansion card.
Figure 2-6 shows examples of different types of expansion cards.
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Normal mode In Normal mode (jumper on pins 1–2), system setup settings and
installed password(s) are retained when the system boots. In this
mode, an automatic recovery is attempted if the BIOS detects
that any of its main blocks are corrupted.
Maintenance
mode
Starting the system in Maintenance mode (jumper on pins 2–3)
automatically starts the system setup program, adds the
Mainte-
nance option to the menu bar, and displays the Maintenance
screen. The Maintenance screen provides the option listed
below.
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Clear All Passwords — Allows you to disable a forgotten pass-
word (refer to “Disabling a Forgotten Password” in Appendix B).
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indicates pin 1
NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.