3Com 3C905C-TX-M, 3C905C-TX manual Using the Managed PC Boot Agent MBA Software

3C905C NIC Overview 13

Remote Wake-Up Requirements

Your PC or server must have the following items to use Remote Wake-Up:

■BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up

■PCI 2.2-compliant bus or a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard and a 5-volt standby power supply unit rated at a minimum of

375 milliamperes

If you are unsure whether your PC meets the requirements listed above, refer to your PC documentation or contact your PC manufacturer.

For more information on Remote Wake-Up, including a list of PCs that currently support this feature, go to the following 3Com World Wide Web site:

http://www.3com.com/partners/acpi

Multiple NIC Installations and Remote Wake-Up

To use multiple NICs as Remote Wake-Up NICs in the same PC, the PC must have a power supply that can support multiple Remote Wake-Up devices.

See your PC documentation if you are unsure whether your PC power supply can accommodate more than one Remote Wake-Up device.

Using the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) Software

The 3C905C-TX-M NIC has an installed boot ROM (see Figure 1) that contains Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software.

A boot ROM with MBA software can be purchased separately for installation and use with the 3C905C-TX NIC.

The MBA adds management capabilities to the NIC by enabling the PC to boot from the server, rather than from its local drive.

This preboot support allows you to use management applications to remotely:

■Install and configure a new PC that has never been connected to the network.

■Upgrade software.