Enabling Or Disabling The Boot Rom Setting; Disabling The 3Com Logo - 3Com 3C905CX User Manual

Disabling the 3Com Logo

NOTE: For more information on using, configuring, and troubleshooting the MBA
boot ROM, refer to the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide, located with
the MBA software on the EtherCD.

Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting

To enable or disable the boot ROM setting on the NIC:
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed and is connected to the network and that the
driver is installed.
2 Open the Windows Start menu.
3 Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.
4 Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears.
5 Click the Configuration tab.
The Configuration screen appears.
6 Under Network Parameter, select Boot PROM.
7 Open the Set Value list box and select Enabled to enable the boot ROM or Disabled to
disable the boot ROM.
8 Click OK to save the setting and exit the program.
To disable the 3Com logo that appears on the screen when the NIC first connects to
the network:
1 Make sure that the NIC, the network driver, and the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program
are installed.
2 Open the Windows Start menu.
3 Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.
4 Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears.
5 On the General screen, make sure that the check box next to Show 3Com Logo on
Startup is not selected.
6 Exit the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program.
Disabling the 3Com Logo
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