3COM NIC boot from network

Hi,

When I boot my PC the NIC (3COM 3C905C-TX-M) BIOS attempts to boot from
Network.
The mainboard BIOS allows me to choose bootable devices so I disable the
option to boot from Network.
However this is ignored by the NIC. The NIC BIOS options do not allow me to
disable this feature.
To workaround this I have to remove the NIC form the PCI slot.

Anyone has any idea how to troubleshoot?

Thanks
Bodo

Bodo v. Ulmenstein wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When I boot my PC the NIC (3COM 3C905C-TX-M) BIOS attempts to boot from
> Network.
> The mainboard BIOS allows me to choose bootable devices so I disable the
> option to boot from Network.
> However this is ignored by the NIC. The NIC BIOS options do not allow me to
> disable this feature.
> To workaround this I have to remove the NIC form the PCI slot.
>
> Anyone has any idea how to troubleshoot?
>
> Thanks
> Bodo
>
>

Pull the boot prom from the NIC

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