Boot from an pci net card p4p800

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Alexander Stenzer

Hello,

does anyone know how to boot from an pci network card with the asus p4p800.
In the bios i can not set the boot order to first boot the pci card.

Thanks
Blackspeed
 
Does the NIC have a BOOT PROM ?

Dave



| Hello,
|
| does anyone know how to boot from an pci network card with the asus p4p800.
| In the bios i can not set the boot order to first boot the pci card.
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| Thanks
| Blackspeed
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|
 
Alexander Stenzer said:
Hello,

does anyone know how to boot from an pci network card with the asus p4p800.
In the bios i can not set the boot order to first boot the pci card.

Thanks
Blackspeed
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You normally need the following:
1) A boot ROM on the card.
2) Set the card up to boot.
3) Set the machines CMOS to boot from 'SCSI'.
4) If there is also a SCSI controller in the machine, re-order the cards, so
that the network cards BIOS is mapped to a higher address than that of the
SCSI controller.
Basically, 'SCSI' (since it used to be the only common 'add on' bootable
device), is used for all other devices that need to boot from their own boot
ROMs. When selected, the motherboard BIOS will scan for (and use) the
highest priority add-on bootable BIOS that it finds. The priority is
determined by where the ROM is mapped in memory, which is determined by the
order of the cards in the slots.

Best Wishes
 
You normally need the following:
1) A boot ROM on the card.
2) Set the card up to boot.
3) Set the machines CMOS to boot from 'SCSI'.
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I can not find this option in the bios of the Asus P4P800.
 
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