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
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.
supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS),
-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.