Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) 61Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM SettingThe default NIC boot ROM setting is Enabled. This settingmust 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 connectedto 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 toenable the boot ROM or Disabled to disable theboot ROM.8 Click OK to save the setting and exit the program.Booting From the NetworkThe boot process for the MBA boot ROM varies dependingon the type of PC you have (BBS BIOS-compatible ornon-BBS BIOS-compatible).If your PC was purchased recently, it may be BBS (BIOS BootSpecification) BIOS-compatible. The BBS determines howthe system BIOS identifies boot devices in a PC (such as aCD-ROM drive, a hard drive, or a floppy drive), allows theuser to select the boot order of these devices, and thenattempts to boot from each device in the specified order.Refer to your PC documentation if you do not know whichtype of PC you have.
