Solving Problems 69 of 74
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Clearing the BIOS (CMOS) Settings
2 of 2
Manually Clearing CMOS
1 Disconnect the PC and remove the cover.
2 Set the Clear CMOS/Password Switch 1 to ON.
3 Replace the cover
then
reconnect the power cord.
Clear CMOS/
Password
switch
4 Turn on the PC. This will erase the CMOS memory.
Wait until the PC has restarted. A message will be
displayed saying that the configuration has been
cleared.
5 Turn off the PC, disconnect the power cord, then
remove the hard disk drive cover and hard disk drive.
6 Set the clear CMOS/Password switch to OFF to re-
enable the configuration.
7 Replace the hard disk drive and hard disk drive cover,
then reconnect the power cord.
8 Switch on the PC. The PC will start more slowly than
usual because it will load the default configuration
values.
9 Press
F2
to enter the HP
Setup
Program. Update the
necessary fields, such as date and time, passwords,
and Security settings, then save and exit the
Setup
program. The PC will restart with the new
configuration.
