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Instruction Manual
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Booting from USB Disk:
If the host computer’s BIOS supports USB boot devices, it is possible to boot from
the emulated CD-ROM or floppy - allowing complete operating system replacement
without any on-site intervention.)
Please note that each BIOS manufacturer offers varying levels of support for USB boot
devices and may require configuration methods that are unique (to the manufacturer)
in order to utilize this feature. Similarly, please note that many BIOS’s provide a
simplified USB host stack and offer drivers that may not offer suitable reliability.
The first step is getting a bootable disk image onto the emulated floppy or CD-ROM.
For CD-ROM images, you will need an .ISO image from a disk that contains special bits
to enable booting (“El Torito” standard). Nothing special is needed when reading the
ISO from a working, bootable CD-ROM.
To create a bootable floppy, you can format the emulated floppy from the target
system, or read the data from a working boot floppy. This can be done from Windows
using Disk Copy (right click on the drive letter in the Windows Explorer) or by using a
program like “RAWRITE”.
Once you have a bootable image (CD-ROM or floppy) working on the Enterprise Class
KVM unit, you must adjust your BIOS settings to tell it to boot from a USB device.
Please note: You must select USB CD-ROM as the boot device for the BIOS, if using a
CDROM image and USB Floppy if using a floppy image.
VNC
To launch or disconnect a Virtual Network connection with the controlled computer,
click on Connect or Disconnect as appropriate.