System-board switches and jumpers - Lenovo System x3250 M6

This topic helps you locate the jumpers and switches on the system board and get familiar with their functions.

Important:

Before you change any switch settings or move any jumpers, turn off the server. Then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. Review the information in Safety, Before removing or installing server components, and Turning off the server.
Any system-board switch or jumper block that is not shown in the illustrations in this document are reserved.
If there is a clear protective sticker on the switch blocks, you must remove and discard it to access the switches.

Figure 1. Switches and jumpers on the system board

Switches, jumpers, and buttons on the system board

`1` Clear CMOS jumper	`2` UEFI boot backup jumper (JP24)
`3` TPM physical presence jumper (JP39)	`4` Share NIC jumper
`5` SW1 switch block

The following table describes the jumpers on the system board.

Table 1. Jumpers definition.
The jumper description table with one level of row and column headers.
Jumper name	Description
Clear CMOS jumper	Pins 1 and 2 (default): Keep the CMOS data. Pins 2 and 3: Clear the CMOS data.
UEFI boot backup jumper	Pins 1 and 2 (default): Load the primary server firmware ROM page. Pins 2 and 3: Boot from backup and load the secondary (backup) server firmware ROM page.
TPM physical presence jumper	Pins 1 and 2: Default off Pins 2 and 3: Indicates a physical presence to the system TPM.
Share NIC jumper	Pins 1 and 2: Default on. Share LAN. Pins 2 and 3: Set Ethernet connector 1 as the dedicated management port of IMM.

If no jumper is present, the server responds as if the pins are set to the default.

Note: Changing the position of the UEFI boot backup jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3 before the server is turned on alters which flash ROM page is loaded. Do not change the jumper pin position after the server is turned on. This can cause an unpredictable problem.

Table 2. SW1 switch block definition
Switch number	Default position	Description
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Off	Reserved.
2	Off	Power-on password overrides. Changing the position of this switch bypasses the power-on password check the next time the server is turned on and starts the Setup Utility so that you can change or delete the power-on password. You do not have to move the switch back to the default position after the power-on password in overridden. Changing the position of this switch does not affect the administrator password check if an administrator password is set. See Passwords for additional information about passwords.