Using Remote Program Load (RPL)
8-9
■
BIOS/MMIO address CC000
■
IRQs 2, 3, 6, or 7
RPL is not supported on the 3C319 NIC in an EISA PC
with the AutoSwitch function enabled.
Before Using RPL
To use RPL, enable the boot PROM feature on the NIC
and use the procedures that follow.
Refer to your network operating system documentation
for instructions on how to create a boot image that loads
the IBM token ring driver.
Enabling RPL
The following procedure explains how to enable RPL.
Refer to your network operating system documentation
for network procedures and for information on drivers
that you can load with RPL.
1 Boot your PC under DOS.
2 Insert the backup copy of
TokenDisk
diskette #1 in a
floppy drive.
3 At the prompt, type:
3trdiag [Enter]
4 From the
Install
pull-down menu, select
Configure NIC
.
5 Using the arrow keys, select
Boot PROM
.
6 Press [Enter] and select
Enable
.
7 Press [Enter].
8 Select
OK
and press [Enter] to save the setting.
9 Remove the diskette from the drive and reboot
the PC.
If your PC has a hard drive, the following message
appears on your screen:
Type H to boot from the hard disk
