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HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
NIC
BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs
To enable a BBS BIOS-compatible PC to boot from the
network using the MBA boot ROM:
1 Make sure that the NIC boot ROM setting is Enabled.
See the previous section, “
Enabling or Disabling the Boot
ROM Setting
,” for instructions.
2 Set the MBA manually as the first boot device in the
PC BIOS.
Refer to your PC documentation for instructions on
accessing and configuring the PC BIOS.
3 Reboot the PC.
The MBA attempts to boot from the network using the
default boot method PXE.
To change the default method or any other MBA
configurations, press Ctrl+Alt+B when the following
message appears:
Initializing MBA. Press Ctrl+Alt+B to
configure...
If the network boot fails, the following message appears:
Network boot aborted, press any key to
continue
The BIOS continues to the next device in the boot order
(for example, the local hard drive).
To cancel the network boot, press Esc anytime during the
network boot process
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