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Turning a Network Connection Off and On, Accessing the Network at Startup

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Communications Turning a Network Connection Off and On To conserve power, turn off a network connection you are not using. ■ To turn off a network connection, log off the network, then disconnect the network cable. ■ To turn on a network connection, connect the network cable, then log on to the network. Accessing the Network at Startup To connect the notebook to a PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) server during startup, you must enable the internal NIC for startup, then respond to the Network Service Boot prompt each time you want to connect to the server. ■ To enable the NIC for startup and set the notebook to display the Network Service Boot prompt each time the notebook is started or restarted, set your preferences in the Setup utility. The Setup utility is not a Windows utility and does not support the TouchPad. For more information about using the Setup utility, refer to the "Using the Setup Utility" section in Chapter 9 of this guide. ■ To respond to the Network Service Boot prompt, press F12 while the prompt F12 = Boot from LAN appears very briefly in the lower left corner of the screen before Windows loads. 7-12 Startup and Reference Guide-Part 2

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Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2
Communications
Turning a Network Connection Off and On
To conserve power, turn off a network connection you are
not using.
■
To turn off a network connection, log off the network, then
disconnect the network cable.
■
To turn on a network connection, connect the network cable,
then log on to the network.
Accessing the Network at Startup
To connect the notebook to a PXE (Preboot eXecution
Environment) server during startup, you must enable the internal
NIC for startup, then respond to the Network Service Boot
prompt each time you want to connect to the server.
■
To enable the NIC for startup and set the notebook to display
the Network Service Boot prompt each time the notebook is
started or restarted, set your preferences in the Setup utility.
The Setup utility is not a Windows utility and does not
support the TouchPad. For more information about using the
Setup utility, refer to the “Using the Setup Utility” section in
Chapter 9 of this guide.
■
To respond to the Network Service Boot prompt, press
F12
while the prompt F12 = Boot from LAN appears very briefly
in the lower left corner of the screen before Windows loads.