Boot Console User Interface Features - HP 744 Hardware User Manual

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
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