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2.5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP3
If you encounter the following,
a) CMOS data becomes
corrupted.
b) You forgot the supervisor or
user password.
c) You are unable to boot-up the
computer system because the
processors bus clock was
incorrectly set in the BIOS.
you can reconfigure the system
with the default values stored in
the ROM BIOS.
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.
1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP3
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system.
If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processors bus clock in the BIOS, please proceed
to step 4.
4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.
5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press
<Enter>.
6. Set the CPU Host/PCI Clock field to its default setting or an
appropriate bus clock. Refer to CPU Host/PCI Clock in the
Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more
information.
