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Configuration
settings
Possible values Description
Show Setup
Prompt
• Enabled
• Disabled
Controls whether or not the Boot Agent displays the Ctrl+S prompt
after POST.
If you select Enabled, the Ctrl+S prompt appears after POST so that
you can press Ctrl+S within the number of seconds allowed by the
Setup Menu Wait Time setting to display the configuration setup
menu.
If you select Disabled and/or the Setup Menu Wait Time setting is
zero, the Ctrl+S setup prompt will not appear during the boot
process. However, you can display the configuration setup menu by
repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S keys immediately after POST until the
menu appears. If the configuration setup menu does not appear
after repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S keys, you were likely not fast
enough. In this case, reboot and try again.
Setup Menu Wait
Time
• 0 seconds
• 2 seconds
• 3 seconds
• 5 seconds
Controls the number of seconds the Boot Agent waits for you to
press the Ctrl+S keys, so as to suspend the boot process and then
configure the way the Boot Agent operates.
If you select a Setup Menu Wait Time setting of zero and/or a Show
Setup Prompt setting of Disabled, the Ctrl+S setup prompt will not
appear during the boot process. However, you can still display the
configuration setup menu by repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S keys
immediately after POST until the menu appears. If the configuration
setup menu does not appear after repeatedly pressing the Ctrl+S
keys, you were likely not fast enough. In this case, reboot and try
again.
If during PXE or RPL boot more than one adapter is installed in a computer and you want to boot from the
boot ROM located on a specific adapter, you can do so by removing the adapter from the BIOS Boot
Order or disabling the flash by running IBAUTIL -FlashDisable on the desired adapter.
To display diagnostics information:
Anytime the configuration setup menu is displayed, you may press the D key to display diagnostics
information in the lower half of the screen. This information can be helpful during interaction with HP
Customer Support personnel or your IT team members. After you press the D key, the information
displayed remains until you leave the configuration setup screen (either by pressing the F4 key, pressing
the Esc key, or by rebooting the computer). For more information about how to interpret the information
displayed, refer to the "Diagnostics information for pre-boot PXE or RPL environments" section.
Auxiliary DOS utilities
The IBAUtil allows you to install and configure the Boot Agent using the DOS environment. IBAUtil is a
utility program that provides an alternative means for modifying the adapter configuration settings. Use
IBAUtil to:
• Change the default settings of your HP NC310F, NC3123, NC6170, or NC7170 adapter.
• Enable/disable the Wake-on-LAN (WOL) and Intel® Boot Agent capabilities.
• Allow in-the-field upgrades to the image stored in the flash component of the adapter.
Wake-On-LAN and Intel® Boot Agent in a DOS environment