D • Appendix D: Argon Bios - GE VMIVME-7805 Hardware Reference Manual

D • Appendix D: Argon BIOS
D.1 Boot Menus
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The VMIVME-7805/VME-7805RC include an Argon BIOS option which allows the
VMIVME-7805/VME-7805RC to be booted from a network. This appendix
describes the procedures to enable this option and the Argon BIOS Setup screens.
There are two methods of enabling the Argon BIOS option. The first method is the
First Boot menu. The second is the Boot menu from the BIOS Setup Utility.
D.1.1 First Boot Menu
Press at the very beginning of the boot cycle, which will access the First Boot
F11
menu. Selecting "Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)" to boot from the LAN in this
screen applies to the current boot only, at the next reboot the VMIVME-7805/
VME-7805RC will revert back to the setting in the Boot menu.
Using the arrow keys, highlight Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA), and press the
key to continue with the system boot.
Please select boot device:
st
1 Floppy Drive
(Hard Drive)
MBA UNDI (Bus2 Slot5)
MBA UNDI (Bus2 Slot5)
↑ and ↓ to move selection
Enter to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults
ENTER