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For a description of each setting, click the question mark (?)
in the upper right corner of the screen, move it over a
setting, and click once.
7 Open the Set Value list box and select a new value
from the list of available options.
Repeat the process to change any other configuration setting.
To undo changes and return the settings to their previous
values, click
Undo Changes
.
To return the settings to the factory default settings, click
Set Factory Defaults
.
8 Click OK to save the changes and exit the program.
Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)
This section explains how to configure the Managed PC
Boot Agent (MBA) boot ROM to boot from the network.
For details on using, configuring, and troubleshooting the
MBA boot ROM, see the
Managed PC Boot Agent User
Guide
, located with the MBA software on the 3Com
EtherLink Server CD.
The default NIC boot ROM setting is
Disabled
. This setting
must be enabled to boot from the network.
To enable or disable the NIC boot ROM setting:
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed and is connected
to the network and that the NIC driver is installed.
2 Open the Windows Start menu.
3 Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.
4 Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears.
5 Click the Configuration tab.
The Configuration screen appears.
6 Under Network Parameter, select Boot PROM.
7 Open the Set Value list box and select Enabled to
enable the boot ROM or Disabled to disable the
boot ROM.
8 Click OK to save the setting and exit the program.
