Lenovo G550 cmos jumper position?

Hello!
My crazy wife locked the bios... Where on mobo can I find cmos jumper? Cmos juper remove the bios password?
Lenovo G550
Model name: 20023
SN: CBxxxxxxxx
MO:CB00021452
Factory ID: PRC4
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