User Guide
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ASUS K7M-RM Motherboard
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K7M-RM Slot A Motherboard
6) CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM Setting (R181)
If you forgot your system passwords (Supervisor Password and User Pass-
word, which may be set during BIOS Setup), you can clear the passwords by
erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing
the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To
erase the RTC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer, (2) remove the battery, (3)
Short the solder points, (4) reinsert the battery, (5) Turn ON your computer, (6)
Hold down the <Del> key during bootup and enter BIOS setup to reenter user
preferences.
K7M-RM Clear RTC RAM
Short solder points
to Clear CMOS
JP3011
PARALLEL PORT
010101
K7M-RM
MB SETTINGS
K7M-RM
SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR-
NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT
ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMIT-
MENT BY ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (ASUS). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBIL-
ITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN
THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.
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