** ** ** VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter ** ** PXE BOOTROM for Netware and Windows NT ** ** v2.25 Jul , 2003 ** ** Introduction: ============= This document shows you how to install PXE Bootrom for PCI ethernet adapter in Windows NT Server 3.5, 3.51, 4.0. Contents of the Subdirectory: ============================= PXE.TXT This file. PXE.LOM The bootrom binary file for Lan On Motherboard. PXE.NIC The bootrom binary file for Network Interface Card. Installation: ============= Before starting the installation process, make sure that the adapter is properly installed and configured. You can use the diagnostic program (A:\SETUP.EXE) to make sure your connection with the network is correct. PXE EEPROM Options ------------------- After POST of BIOS, BootROM will waiting a short time to change boot method. If user strike key, PXERPL will show some advenced menu and you have 2 options in it: Boot Protocol Boot Option And if no key, PXERPL will boot according EERPOM value. please refer EEPROM.doc to get more informatin about their configuration. 1. Boot Protocol You cannot change boot protocol. 2. Boot Option There are 4 options: Network First, Then Local Local First, Then Network Local Only According BIOS A. Network First, Then Local This options is chosen to boot network by hooking INT 19. Since INT 19 is booting vector, our device is alway chosen to boot regardless of IPL priority. B. Local First, Then Network This options is chosen to boot from network by hooking INT 18h. Since INT 18h is boot recovery vector, so only after other local devices with higher IPL prioirty failed to boot successfully then we may boot. C. Local Only This option is chosen to boot from local devices, not to boot from network. D. According BIOS This options is chosen to boot network by PnP/BEV. Whether to boot or not according IPL priority. The proiority for IPL devices is configurable by the user by editing the IPL Priority in BIOS Setup. If user enter any option and press to save, PXERPL will write back into EEPROM.