3Com 3CR990 manual Mba Boot Rom, Enabling or Disabling, the Boot ROM Setting, Booting with the

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MBA BOOT ROM

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MBA BOOT ROM

Enabling or Disabling

The default boot ROM (factory) setting on the NIC is Disabled. This setting can

the Boot ROM Setting

be changed through the 3Com NIC diagnostics program.

 

NOTE: For detailed information on using, configuring, and troubleshooting the

 

MBA boot ROM, see the documentation for MBA on the EtherCD that shipped

 

with this product.

 

To enable or disable the NIC boot ROM setting using the 3Com NIC

 

diagnostics program:

1

Start the 3Com NIC diagnostics program.

 

For instructions on how to start the Windows-based NIC diagnostics program

 

Go to: 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program.

2

Click the Configuration tab.

 

The Configuration screen appears.

3

Under Network Parameter, select Boot PROM.

4

Open the Set Value list box and select Enabled to enable the boot ROM or

 

Disabled to disable the boot ROM.

5

Click OK.

Booting with the

The boot process for the MBA boot ROM varies depending on the type of PC

MBA Boot ROM

you have (BBS BIOS-compatible or non-BBS BIOS-compatible).

If your PC was purchased recently, it may be BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) BIOS-compatible. The BBS determines how the system BIOS identifies boot devices in a PC (such as a CD-ROM drive, a hard drive, or a floppy drive), allows the user to select the boot order of these devices, and then attempts to boot from each device sequentially.

Refer to your PC documentation if you do not know which type of PC you have.

BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs To enable a BBS BIOS-compatible PC to boot from the network using the MBA boot ROM:

1Make sure that the boot ROM setting for the NIC is Enabled. For instructions

Go to: Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting.

2Manually set the MBA as the first boot device in the BIOS for your PC.

Refer to your PC documentation for instructions on accessing and configuring the BIOS.

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