3Com e-PC c10/s10, User Manual

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In this example, ROMSCAN located the ROM from a VGA adapter and an MBA ROM.
For detailed capabilities information, run ROMSCAN with the “/c” command line option.
ROMSCAN Cannot Find MBA
There could be a number of reasons for this:
ROM installed backwards: Ensure that you put the MBA ROM in the socket correctly,
verifying the notch in the socket lined up with the notch in the ROM. If the MBA ROM
was in backwards, and you power on your PC even for a moment, your ROM has been
destroyed.
ROM not enabled: On some NICs, when you install a ROM in the ROM socket, you
must also run configuration software to enable the ROM region. Other (older) NICs
require the ROM region to be enabled by changing a switch setting or installing a
jumper. Refer to the NIC's documentation.
ROM pin(s) bent: Check carefully that all of the MBA ROM's pins are securely
installed in the ROM socket. Sometimes one or more of the pins is bent in or out, and
does not make a good connection with the socket. If any pins are bent, remove the
ROM, carefully straighten the pins, and insert the MBA ROM into the socket once
again.
Memory conflict: It could be that you have set up your NIC memory base to conflict
with another option in your system, or you have selected a base address in the E000:0
range. You cannot use the E000:0h range in most PCs. Try configuring your NIC for
another memory base address.
MBA Not Executing
Your MBA may not seem to be executing at all. If you do not see general MBA messages
displayed on the screen such as “Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)”, the MBA version number,
and the Lanworks copyright statement, it may be because your PC has a BBS-compliant
BIOS and the MBA is not positioned properly in the boot order. Refer to “
Setting the Boot
Order on PC's with BBS BIOS ” for an explanation of how to do this. You may also have the
Base Code disabled. See " Table 5: Startup Options .”