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5 Click the ConŢguration tab.
The ConŢguration 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 conŢguration 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.
ConŢguring the This section explains how to conŢgure the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) boot
Managed PC Boot ROM (through Port A on the dual port NIC) to boot from the network. For details
Agent (MBA)on using, conŢguring, 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 ConŢguration tab.
The ConŢguration 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 The boot process for the MBA boot ROM varies depending on the type of
Networkcomputer you have (BBS BIOS-compatible or non-BBS BIOS-compatible).
If the computer was purchased recently, it may be BBS (BIOS Boot SpeciŢcation)
BIOS-compatible. The BBS determines how the system BIOS identiŢes boot devices
in a computer (such as a CD-ROM drive, a hard drive, or a �oppy drive), allows the
user to select the boot order of these devices, and then attempts to boot from
each device in the speciŢed order. |
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