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C
HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
NIC
Refer to your computer documentation if you do not know which type of
computer you have.
Follow the appropriate instructions to enable a BBS BIOS-compatible computer to
boot from the network using the MBA boot ROM:
For more information 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.
Disabling the 3Com
Logo
To disable the 3Com logo that appears during startup:
1
Make sure that the NIC, the network driver, and the 3Com NIC Diagnostics
program are 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
On the General screen, clear the
Show Bitmap on Startup
check box.
6
Exit the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program.
BBS BIOS-Compatible
Computers
1
Make sure that the NIC boot ROM setting is
Enabled.
See
Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) on page 45
2
Set the MBA manually as the first boot device in the computer
BIOS. Refer to the computer documentation for instructions on
accessing and configuring the BIOS.
3
Reboot the computer. The MBA attempts to boot from the
network using the default boot method PXE.
4
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.
Non-BBS
BIOS-Compatible
Computers
1
Make sure that the NIC boot ROM setting is
Enabled.
See
Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) on page 45
2
Change the MBA default boot setting from
Local
to
Network
.
To change the default boot setting or any other MBA
configurations, use the MBACFG utility located on the MBA utility
diskette or press Ctrl+Alt+B when the following message appears:
Initializing MBA. Press Ctrl+Alt+B to configure...
