Configuration

Possible values

Description

settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup Menu Wait

•

0 seconds

Controls the number of seconds the Boot Agent waits for you to

Time

•

2 seconds

press the Ctrl+S keys, so as to suspend the boot process and then

 

configure the way the Boot Agent operates.

 

•

3 seconds

 

If you select a Setup Menu Wait Time setting of zero and/or a Show

 

•

5 seconds

 

Setup Prompt setting of Disabled, the Ctrl+S setup prompt will not

 

 

 

appear during the boot process. However, you can still display the

 

 

 

configuration setup menu by repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S keys

 

 

 

immediately after POST until the menu appears. If the configuration

 

 

 

setup menu does not appear after repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S

 

 

 

keys, you were likely not fast enough. In this case, reboot and try

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

Windows

Modifying adapter properties using the NCU

This following describes the adapter properties available in the HP Network Configuration Utility (NCU).

IMPORTANT: NC31xx, NC6132, NC6133, and NC7132 adapters are not supported in Windows Server 2003 x64.

HP 10/100 server adapters

•Speed/Duplex Setting. Changes the current speed and duplex settings. Be sure this setting is compatible with the link partner (examples: switch, hub).

o Default = Auto/Auto

o Range = Auto/Auto; 10/Half; 10/Full; 100/Half; 100/Full

NOTE: The NC3133 is a 100BASE-FX fiber optic upgrade module that supports 100 Mbps only.

•Locally Administered Address. Specifies the user-defined MAC Address of the adapter, which overrides the burned-in MAC Address. This box is disabled if the selected adapter has been teamed.

o Default = NULL

o Range = Valid unicast MAC Address

•802.1p QoS Packet Tagging. Enables or disables IEEE 802.1p tagging to send network traffic with different priority levels.

o Default = Disabled

o Range = Disabled; Enabled

•Adaptive Performance Tuning: NIC Bandwidth/CPU Utilization (NC31xx adapters only). Specifies the number of frames the adapter receives before triggering an interrupt. Under normal operation, the adapter generates an interrupt each time a frame is received. Reducing the number of interrupts improves CPU use. Setting a low value for this parameter causes a high rate of receive interrupts (that is, a setting of the lowest value will result in an interrupt for every frame received). A low value increases adapter bandwidth, but may reduce CPU efficiency, slowing your computer. Setting a high value for this parameter reduces the interrupt rate (that is, increases the number of frames the

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