PowerEdge: How to reset the BIOS?

Table of Contents 

1. Restore the BIOS default settings
2. Clearing the BIOS using the motherboard Jumper

1.  Restore the BIOS defaults settings on a Dell PowerEdge Server.

Follow the steps to restore the BIOS defaults settings in the system setup page.

1. Power on the system.

2. While the blue Dell logo is visible, press the < F2 > key to enter the System Setup.

   
   
3. Enter the "System BIOS" section
   
4. Click the button "Default" in the low-end corner.
   
   
   
   
5. When the confirmation appears, press "Yes."
6. The BIOS settings are now reset.
    

• Press the < Num Lock > key, and verify that the Num Lock light is on.
• Press the < Caps Lock > key, and verify that the Caps Lock light is on.
• Press the < Scroll Lock > key, and verify that the Scroll Lock light is on. The lights on the keyboard should all be illuminated as in Figure 1.
• Press the < Alt >+< F > keys simultaneously. The system beeps as the setup defaults are restored.

2. Clearing the BIOS using the motherboard Jumper (Desktop/Servers only)
 

Jumper	Setting	Description
NVRAM_CLR	(default)	The configuration settings are retained at system boot (pins 3-5)
		The configuration settings are cleared at the next system boot (pins 1-3)
PWRD_EN	(default)	The password feature is enabled (pins 2-4)
		The password feature is disabled (pins 4-6)

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
Open the System.
Remove the jumper plug from the NVRAM_CLR jumper. See the Figure above to locate the password jumper (labeled "NVRAM_CLR") on the system board.
Move the Jumper from Pin's 3-5 to pins 1-3 for ten seconds. 
Move the jumper back to Pins 3-5 (default)
Close the system.
Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn on the system.

You must enter the system BIOS and reenter the time and date and settings required.