3C905C NIC Overview 13Remote Wake-Up RequirementsYour PC or server must have the following items to useRemote Wake-Up:n BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Upn PCI 2.2-compliant bus or a 3-pin Remote Wake-Upconnector on the PC motherboard and a 5-volt standbypower supply unit rated at a minimum of375 milliamperesIf you are unsure whether your PC meets the requirementslisted above, refer to your PC documentation or contactyour PC manufacturer.For more information on Remote Wake-Up, including a listof PCs that currently support this feature, go to thefollowing 3Com World Wide Web site:http://www.3com.com/partners/acpiMultiple NIC Installations and Remote Wake-UpTo use multiple NICs as Remote Wake-Up NICs in the samePC, the PC must have a power supply that can supportmultiple Remote Wake-Up devices.See your PC documentation if you are unsure whether yourPC power supply can accommodate more than oneRemote Wake-Up device.Using the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) SoftwareThe 3C905C-TX-M NIC has an installed boot ROM(see Figure 1) that contains Managed PC Boot Agent(MBA) software.A boot ROM with MBA software can be purchasedseparately for installation and use with the 3C905C-TX NIC.The MBA adds management capabilities to the NIC byenabling the PC to boot from the server, rather than fromits local drive.This preboot support allows you to use managementapplications to remotely:n Install and configure a new PC that has never beenconnected to the network.n Upgrade software.
