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50 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
Startup Menu
The procedures called from the Startup menu cover software download, flash handling and password
recovery. The diagnostics procedures are for use by technical support personnel
only
and are not disclosed
in the document.
The Startup menu can be entered when booting the device, user input must be entered immediately
after the POST test.
To enter the Startup menu:
1
Turn the power on and watch for the auto-boot message.
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***************** SYSTEM RESET *****************
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------ Performing the Power-On Self Test (POST) ------
UART Channel Loopback Test........................PASS
Testing the System SDRAM..........................PASS
Boot1 Checksum Test...............................PASS
Boot2 Checksum Test...............................PASS
Flash Image Validation Test.......................PASS
BOOT Software Version 1.0.0.20 Built 22-Jan-xxxx 15:09:28
Processor: FireFox 88E6218 ARM946E-S, 64 MByte SDRAM.
I-Cache 8 KB. D-Cache 8 KB. Cache Enabled.
Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom.
Preparing to decompress...
2
When the auto-boot message appears, press <Enter> to get the Startup menu. The Startup menu
procedures can be done using the ASCII terminal or Windows HyperTerminal.
[1] Download Software
[2] Erase Flash File
[3] Password Recovery Procedure