IBM 8835 - Eserver 325 - 1 GB RAM, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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4. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover and bezel” on page 27.
Boot block
recovery jumper (JBBF1)
Clear CMOS jumper (JBAT1)
5. Locate the boot block recovery jumper (JBBF1) on the system board.
6. Remove the boot block recovery jumper from pins 1 and 2; then, place the
boot block recovery jumper onto pins 2 and 3.
7. Insert the IBM eServer 325 System BIOS Crisis Recovery Diskette into
external USB floppy diskette drive A.
8. Replace the cover (see “Removing the cover and bezel” on page 27).
9. Connect the server to a power source, keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
10. The system will boot into a special recovery mode.
Note: There may be several minutes of apparent inactivity during this process.
11. After the recovery completes, turn off the server, monitor, and peripheral
devices.
12. Disconnect all power cords and external cables; then, remove the cover.
13. Return the boot block recovery jumper to pins 1 and 2.
14. Reinstall the cover and remove the Crisis Recovery Diskette from the external
USB diskette drive; then, reconnect all external cables and power cords and
turn on the peripheral devices.
15. Turn on the server to restart the operating system.
Erasing a lost or forgotten password
When a user password is set, POST is not completed until you type the password.
If you forget the user or supervisor password, you can regain access to the server
in any of the following ways:
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