Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)
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5
Click the Configuration tab.
The Configuration screen appears.
6
Under Network Parameter, select the setting to be changed.
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 (through Port A on the dual port NIC) 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.
Booting From the
Network
The boot process for the MBA boot ROM varies depending on the type of
computer you have (BBS BIOS-compatible or non-BBS BIOS-compatible).
If the computer was purchased recently, it may be BBS (BIOS Boot Specification)
BIOS-compatible. The BBS determines how the system BIOS identifies boot devices
in a computer (such as a CD-ROM drive, a hard drive, or a floppy drive), allows the
user to select the boot order of these devices, and then attempts to boot from
each device in the specified order.
