Boot agent configuration settings – Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters User Manual

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The configuration setup menu shows a list of configuration settings on the left and their corresponding values on the

right. Key descriptions near the bottom of the menu indicate how to change values for the configuration settings. For

each selected setting, a brief "mini-Help" description of its function appears just above the key descriptions.

2. Highlight the setting you need to change by using the arrow keys.

3. Once you have accessed the setting you want to change, press the spacebar until the desired value appears.

4. If you want to change additional settings, repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. Once you have completed your changes, press F4 to update the adapter with the new values. Any changed

configuration values are applied as the boot process resumes.

The table below provides a list of configuration settings, their possible values, and their detailed descriptions:

Boot Agent Configuration Settings

Configuration

Setting

Possible

Values

Default

Value

Description

Network Boot

Protocol

PXE (Preboot

eXecution

Environment)

PXE (Preboot

eXecution

Environment)

Controls whether the PXE boot protocol will be used.

Select

PXE

for use with network management programs, such as LANDesk*

Management Suite and Linux*.

NOTE: Depending on the configuration of the Boot Agent, this

parameter may not be changeable.

Boot Order

Use BIOS

Setup Boot

Order

Try network

first, then

local drives

Try local

drives first,

then

network

Use BIOS

Setup Boot

Order

Sets the boot order in which devices are selected during boot up if the

computer does not have its own control method.

If your client computer's

BIOS

supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS),

or allows

PnP

-compliant selection of the boot order in the BIOS setup

program, this setting will always be "Use BIOS Setup Boot Order" and

cannot be changed. In this case, refer to the BIOS setup manual specific to

your computer to set up boot options.

If your client computer does not have a BBS- or PnP-compliant BIOS, you

can select any one of the other possible values listed for this setting except

for Use BIOS Setup Boot Order.

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