Hi Harvey,
There is a procedure listed in the owners manual you can get online from
the Dell website. See
http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-420_owner%27s%20manual2_en-us.pdf?c=us&l=en&cs=04&s=bsd
Russ Poffenberger
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On 5/25/2013 12:42 PM, Harvey Rose wrote:
> I work in a housing complex and someone threw out the computer in the
> snow bank. I rescued it this spring and cleaned it up, it was full of
> dust. I got error on the screen so tried a different video card as
> mine own computer had the same graphic card Geforce 8800GT. This
> solved that problem but it is asking for a password. I've taken off
> the jumper to reset the password and have removed the motherboard
> battery to reset the CMOS but still asking for the system password.
> Maybe I have not left the jumpers or battery out long enough? I at
> least waited 10 minutes. Does Dell have a special password? The only
> thing I see wrong really is the graphics card and it was so dirty.
> Pressing F2 or F12 doesn't do anything.
> There is only one hard drive in it. According to Dell it has Windows
> Vista on it. I was thinking of putting Linux on it if I can't get the
> Windows to work.
>
> Harvey Rose
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