6.
Answer Yes. The MBAFLASH utility completes the process.
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When the MBAFLASH utility is complete, run the MBACFG utility to verify that
MBA options are correct for your requirements. Options are shown in the
configuration tables in this chapter.
Command Line Options
Although you can use the MBAFLASH utility interactively, you can also automate
some of the process using command line options. This feature is helpful if you
wish to use the MBAFLASH utility as part of a batch file. The command line options
are:
Usage: mbaflash [.ROM Filename] [/?] [/p] [/b]
options:
.ROM Filename - filename of a .ROM file that you wish to program into
your ROM chip. Refer to “
Updating your MBA ROM
” later
in this chapter. Required only if you want a different
version of MBA than the one contained within the
MBAFLASH utility (for example, if you want to revert to
the previous version using the .ROM file created by the
MBAFLASH utility in step 2 above).
/? - show this help
/p - display no prompts
/b - do not create a backup of current ROM contents
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A PC that supports Plug and Play can automatically detect and set up devices such
as CD-ROM drives, hard disks, and NICs. The BBS specification (developed by
Compaq, Phoenix, and Intel) specifies how the system BIOS identifies boot
devices in a PC, allows the user to select the boot order of these devices, and then
sequentially attempts to boot from each device in the specified order.
N
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PC manufacturers may call their BBS support by other names
such as Multiboot.
PCs that are Plug and Play BBS-BIOS compatible allow you to specify the boot
order in the PC’s BBS-BIOS Setup menus. Because these BIOSs can detect the
existence of MBA UNDI, you can specify the position of MBA UNDI in the boot
order with respect to the other boot devices. If you want the PC to always boot
from the network first, be sure to put MBA UNDI at the top of the boot order list.
You can also use the MBACFG utility to make MBA UNDI first in the BBS boot
order. MBACFG provides a menu command that makes MBA UNDI the first boot
device.
If the PC's BIOS is not BBS-compliant, MBA UNDI attempts to control the boot
process (this behavior is configurable with MBA UNDI) and perform a network or
local boot, depending on the configured options.
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MBA has many operating options that you can configure. For a complete list of all
possible options refer to the configuration tables in this chapter.
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