United States December 12, 2002
Maintenance and Service Guide
Compaq Presario 5400 Series Computers
Clearing CMOS
Troubleshooting
without
diagnostics
TROUBLESHOOTING
Clearing CMOS
If the power-on password is unknown, clearing CMOS will disable the password and allow the computer to be
operated.
The location of the Real-time Clock (RTC) battery is shown on the system board illustration below.
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Remove the Network Interface Card
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