System Will Not Boot With Network As First Boot Device; Unattended Start Feature Does Not Require Password Before Boot; System Bios Does Not Display User Logo During Post - Intel AN430TX Specification Update

AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE
17.

System Will Not Boot with Network as First Boot Device

P :
The feature allowing the system to boot from the network is not implemented. After the attempt
ROBLEM
to boot from a network device selected as the first boot device fails, the system BIOS does not attempt to
boot from any additional boot devices specified in the BIOS Setup program.
I :
If Network boot is selected as the first boot device, the system will hang.
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W :
Remove Network boot from the boot sequence.
ORKAROUND
S :
This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision 4A3NT0X0.86A.0082.P07.
TATUS
18.

Unattended Start Feature Does Not Require Password Before Boot

P :
The Unattended Start feature at power on allows the system to boot without any password being
ROBLEM
entered at the keyboard, even though a user or administrator password has been set in the BIOS Setup
program.
I :
A system that is booted without an operator in attendance could be vulnerable to unauthorized
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access.
W :
None.
ORKAROUND
S :
This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision 4A3NT0X0.86A.0086.P08.
TATUS
19.

System BIOS Does Not Display User Logo During POST

P :
The status bit that allows display of a user logo during the POST process is disabled in some
ROBLEM
versions of the BIOS.
I :
If a user logo has been defined and loaded in the user logo flash memory area, it will not be
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displayed. This erratum only affects BIOS versions 4A3NT0X0.86A.0082.P07 and later.
W :
None.
ORKAROUND
S :
This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision 4A3NT0X0.86A.0088.P09.
TATUS
20. System Using 3-Mode Floppy Drive Cannot Read XDF Format
Diskettes
P :
The buffer area that stores floppy drive parameters does not have room to store the speed
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information to allow a 3-mode floppy drive to read a diskette in the XDF format.
I :
A system that has a 3-mode floppy drive cannot be used to install a program or operating
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system, such as PC-DOS 7.0, that is distributed on XDF format diskettes.
W :
None.
ORKAROUND
S :
This erratum will not be fixed.
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