HP Model 743 PC Owner's Manual page 113

The Boot Console Handler
There are times when you want to interact directly with the hardware of your
Model 743 before it boots an operating system. The system provides an
EEPROM configuration interface, called the Boot Console Handler, which
you can use before booting the operating system to display information, set
paths, and set other system parameters even though the operating system is
not running.
You can perform most of these tasks by selecting actions or data values from
menus, or by using the default values programmed into the EEPROM at the
factory.
Special Tasks
Listed below are the special tasks that you can perform using the boot con-
sole handler:
• Configure your system for different display protocols.
• Boot your system from any specified hardware device.
• Search for hardware devices that contain media from which your sys-
tem can be booted.
• Configure the tests your system undergoes at boot.
• Get firmware (serial, LAN, and SCSI ports) and hardware informa-
tion.
• Reset the system.
• Change or reconfigure the automatic operations the boot ROM code
performs.
The Boot Console Interface
The Boot Console Handler
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