Reset BIOS Admin password on Optiplex 780 SFF

To reset BIOS passwords on Optiplex 780 (small form factor shown here);

  1. Power off system and remove jumper (normally blue) from PSWD1
  2. Boot system – BIOS should alert about password disabled.
  3. Power down and replace jumper
  4. Password should now be cleared – check in BIOS settings.
Dell Optiplex 780 Small Form Factor BIOS password reset jumper.
Dell Optiplex 780 Small Form Factor BIOS password reset jumper.

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Jamie Scott

IT Administrator at the Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow