IT Forums - 3COM NIC boot from network

Bodo v. Ulmenstein

12-28-2003, 04:02 AM

Hi,

When I boot my PC the NIC (3COM 3C905C-TX-M) BIOS attempts to boot from
Network.
The mainboard BIOS allows me to choose bootable devices so I disable the
option to boot from Network.
However this is ignored by the NIC. The NIC BIOS options do not allow me to
disable this feature.
To workaround this I have to remove the NIC form the PCI slot.

Anyone has any idea how to troubleshoot?

Thanks
Bodo

CJT

12-28-2003, 11:16 AM

Bodo v. Ulmenstein wrote:
Hi, When I boot my PC the NIC (3COM 3C905C-TX-M) BIOS attempts to boot from Network. The mainboard BIOS allows me to choose bootable devices so I disable the option to boot from Network. However this is ignored by the NIC. The NIC BIOS options do not allow me to disable this feature. To workaround this I have to remove the NIC form the PCI slot. Anyone has any idea how to troubleshoot? Thanks Bodo

Pull the boot prom from the NIC

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