Password recovery procedure on MDS 9120

Hi,
I tried ctrl+] combination to get to the "boot>" prompet to recover password on MDS 9120. it don't seem to work. I tried "ctrl + C" it took me to bios setup.
How do I recover password on this platform? I ma using SecureCRT. any advice?
thanks,
Kerim

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