3Com 3CR990 manual Non-BBS, MBA boot ROM, see the documentation that came with MBA on the EtherCD

78APPENDIX E: MBA BOOT ROM

3Reboot the PC.

The MBA attempts to boot from the network using the default protocol

TCP/IP DHCP.

To change the default protocol or any other MBA configurations, press Ctrl+Alt+B when the following message appears:

Initializing MBA. Press Ctrl+Alt+B to configure...

If the network boot fails, the following message appears:

Network boot aborted, press any key to continue

The BIOS continues to the next device in the boot order (for example, the local hard drive).

NOTE: To cancel the network boot on a BBS BIOS-compatible PC, press Esc anytime during the network boot process.

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

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

Go to: Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting.

2Change the MBA’s default boot setting from Local to Network.

To change the default boot setting or any other MBA configurations, use the MBACFG utility located on the MBA utility diskette included with your NIC or press Ctrl+Alt+B when the following message appears:

Initializing MBA. Press Ctrl+Alt+B to configure...

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

MBA boot ROM, see the documentation that came with MBA on the EtherCD.