The PSWD jumper (two pins) is located near the SATA ports or the battery. Unplug the PC, short the PSWD jumper for 10 seconds, remove the short, and reboot. This clears the BIOS password – a feature documented in the confidential HP service manual.
| Component | Label on Board | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | CPU_FAN | 4-pin PWM header. Do not plug a case fan here. | | System Fan | SYS_FAN | 3-pin or 4-pin. | | Front Panel Header | FP (or JFP1) | 9-pin block. Crucial for PC power switch/LEDs. | | SATA Ports | SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3 | SATA0 is usually the boot drive (sometimes SATA-3G). | | CMOS Battery | CR2032 | Round silver battery. | | Clear CMOS Jumper | CLR_CMOS (or PSWD) | 2 or 3 pin jumper near the battery. | | USB 2.0 Headers | F_USB1, F_USB2 | 9-pin for front USB ports. | | Audio Header | F_AUDIO | Intel HD Audio standard (AC’97 backward compatible). | H-Joshua-H61-Uatx Manual