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Chapter 3 17 ABLE ONFIGURATION PTIONS Option Name Possible Values Description Default Boot Network Local Local Boot Enabled Disabled Config Menu Enabled Disabled Config Message Enabled Disabled Message 3 Timeout 6 12 Choose whether MBA will perform a network boot or a local hard disk boot by default. If Network boot is chosen as the default, the Local Boot Message is displayed at boot time (if a bootable device exists and Local Boot is enabled). If Local boot is chosen as the default, the Network Boot message is displayed at boot time. Not available with BBS-BIOS. Choose between allowing or disallowing a local boot from a hard disk or diskette. When local booting is disabled, the PC is forced to boot from the network even if a bootable diskette is inserted in drive A:, or if the local hard disk contains an active partition. Not available with BBS-BIOS. Choose whether to prevent access to the Configuration Screen that is built into the MBA ROM. When Disabled, the Configuration Message is not displayed. Also, when disabled, the only method to modify the MBA options is by using the MBACFG utility. Choose whether to display or hide the message the MBA displays indicating to the user which hot keys to press to enter the MBA Configuration Screen, i.e. "Press Ctrl+Alt+B to configure...". You may want to hide this message so users do not know how to change MBA options, possibly making MBA function incorrectly in your environment. When the message is hidden, the hot keys can still be pressed to enter the Configuration Screen. To display the message, set this option to Enabled. To hide the message, set this option to Disabled. The amount of time (in seconds) that the prompt message is displayed and waits for user input. This includes messages such as the Configuration Message, the Local and Network Boot Messages, and the Boot Failure Prompt. Forever Boot Failure Prompt Wait for Timeout Wait for Key The Forever setting only applies to the Local and Network Boot Messages. If Forever is selected, the other messages default to 3 seconds. This setting takes affect the next time the PC is booted. If a network boot cannot be completed, choose whether MBA displays a message and then waits for the user to press a key before continuing or waits for 3 seconds before continuing. MBA continues by following the behavior specified by the Boot Failure option. Default Local Enabled Enabled Enabled 3 Wait for Timeout

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Chapter 3
17
ABLE
ONFIGURATION
PTIONS
Option
Name
Possible
Values
Description
Default
Default
Boot
Network
Local
Choose whether MBA will perform a network boot or
a local hard disk boot by default. If Network boot is
chosen as the default, the Local Boot Message is
displayed at boot time (if a bootable device exists
and Local Boot is enabled). If Local boot is chosen as
the default, the Network Boot message is displayed
at boot time. Not available with BBS-BIOS.
Local
Local Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Choose between allowing or disallowing a local boot
from a hard disk or diskette. When local booting is
disabled, the PC is forced to boot from the network
even if a bootable diskette is inserted in drive A:, or
if the local hard disk contains an active partition. Not
available with BBS-BIOS.
Enabled
Config
Menu
Enabled
Disabled
Choose whether to prevent access to the
Configuration Screen that is built into the MBA ROM.
When Disabled, the Configuration Message is not
displayed. Also, when disabled, the only method to
modify the MBA options is by using the MBACFG
utility.
Enabled
Config
Message
Enabled
Disabled
Choose whether to display or hide the message the
MBA displays indicating to the user which hot keys to
press to enter the MBA Configuration Screen, i.e.
“Press Ctrl+Alt+B to configure…”. You may want to
hide this message so users do not know how to
change MBA options, possibly making MBA function
incorrectly in your environment. When the message
is hidden, the hot keys can still be pressed to enter
the Configuration Screen. To display the message,
set this option to Enabled. To hide the message, set
this option to Disabled.
Enabled
Message
Timeout
3
6
12
Forever
The amount of time (in seconds) that the prompt
message is displayed and waits for user input. This
includes messages such as the Configuration
Message, the Local and Network Boot Messages, and
the Boot Failure Prompt.
The Forever setting only applies to the Local and
Network Boot Messages. If Forever is selected, the
other messages default to 3 seconds. This setting
takes affect the next time the PC is booted.
3
Boot Failure
Prompt
Wait for
Timeout
Wait for
Key
If a network boot cannot be completed, choose
whether MBA displays a message and then waits for
the user to press a key before continuing or waits for
3 seconds before continuing. MBA continues by
following the behavior specified by the Boot Failure
option.
Wait for
Timeout