User Manual

46 CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING 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...