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4.
Remove the jumper from pins 1 and 2 to clear your password.
5.
Place the jumper back on pins 1 and 2.
6.
Replace the access panel, plug in the AC power adapter, and power
up the system.
7.
At the startup screen, press
F2
to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Navigate to the Security Menu and set your new password (see
“Security Menu” in this chapter for details on setting a password).
Intel Processor Serial Number Control
Utility
The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility is a Windows program
that enables or disables the reading of the Pentium III processor serial
number by software. This function lets you control which software
programs or web sites have permission to read the processor serial
number. When enabled, the utility runs automatically each time the
system powers on.
This utility places an icon in the Windows system tray. The icon provides
a visual status of the processor serial number. You have the option of
hiding the system tray icon. You can enable or disable the processor serial
number at any time. However, enabling the serial number requires
restarting the system.
The following information describes:
system requirements
installation procedures
processor serial number features
FAQs
technical support.
System Requirements
The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility requires:
a Pentium III processor-based system
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 (or later), or Windows 2000
2 megabytes of hard drive space.
