How To Set Password Optiplex 960

Load the BIOS defaults. (Press the F2 key on the Dell logo screen to enter the BIOS setup. Load BIOS defaults, save and exit)

To clear the current CMOS settings, follow the steps given below:

1. Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet

2. Remove the computer cover

3. Reset the current CMOS settings:

a) Locate the password (PSWD) and CMOS (RTC_RST) jumpers on the system board. (The jumper locations on the mini-tower computers are shown in the image below.)

b) Remove the jumper plug from its pins

c) Place the password jumper plug on the RTC_RST pins and wait approximately 5 seconds

d) Remove the jumper plug from the RTC_RST pins and place it back on the password pins

Close the computer cover.

Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets and turn them on.

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