ProLiant DL140 Generation 2 Server Maintenance and Service Guide

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To remove a system password:
1. In the Security menu screen, select a set password field— Set User Password or Set Supervisor Password,
then press Enter.
2. Type the original password then press Enter.
3. Press Enter twice without entering anything in the new and confirm password fields.
4. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.
Setup automatically sets the selected password field to Clear.
To reset a system password:
If you have forgotten the user password or the supervisor password, the server will continue to function normally
but you will not be able to access the Setup Utility.
If you have enabled the Password on Boot
field and have forgotten both the user password and the supervisor
password, you will not be able to reboot the server.
If you have forgotten the user password, you can use the supervisor password to reset it. However, if it is the
supervisor password that you have forgotten, you need to clear the CMOS and reset the BIOS settings.
Recording custom Setup values
Write down the settings in the Setup Utility and keep them in a safe place. If the custom values ever need
restoring (after a CMOS clear, for example), you must run the Setup Utility and enter these custom settings again.
A record of these custom settings will make this much easier.
Loading system defaults
If your system fails after you make changes in the Setup menus, reboot the server, enter Setup and load the
system default settings to correct the error. These default settings have been selected to optimize your server’s
performance.
To load the system defaults:
1. Reboot the server in a normal manner.
2. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
3. Press F9 to load the default values.
4. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.
Clearing CMOS
You may need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been corrupted, or if
incorrect settings made in the Setup Utility have caused error messages to be unreadable. Clearing the CMOS
data remove all system passwords.
The clear CMOS switch is switch 2 of the system configuration switch (SW1). Refer to page 60 for the location of
this switch.
To clear CMOS:
1. Remove the top cover following the procedures described on page 14.
2. If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies or cables that prevent access to the system
configuration switch.
3. Locate the system configuration switch (SW1) on the system board.
4. Identify SW1-2 of the switch.
5. By default, SW1-2 is set to the Off position.
6. Set SW1-2 to the On position.
This will clear the CMOS memory.
7. Switch SW1-2 back to its default Off position.
8. Perform the post-installation procedure described on page 13.
9. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
10. Press F9 to load the system default values.
11. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.