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Boot console user interface features – HP 744 User Manual

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The Boot Console Interface

Boot Console User Interface Features

Boot Console User Interface Features

There are times when you want to interact directly with the hardware of your
single board computer before it boots the operating system. Your 744 sys-
tem provides a menu-driven boot console interface that allows you to per-
form special tasks, display information, and set certain system parameters,
even if the operating system is unavailable.

Here are some of the things you can do:

Boot your workstation

Search for bootable media

Reset your workstation

Display and set boot paths

Display and set your monitor type

Display memory configuration information

Display the status of the EISA slots

Set Auto Boot and Auto Search

Set Fastboot

Display LAN information

Display system information

Display PIM information

Display and Set VME backplane networking

Display and Set VME backplane boot ROM

Display and Set the VME Chassis Codes Mode flag

Restore the factory default VME configuration in the EEPROM