3C905C NIC Overview
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Remote Wake-Up Requirements
Your PC or server must have the following items to use
Remote Wake-Up:
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BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up
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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.
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Upgrade software.
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