Re: Stop It From Booting to a Network

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From: Ron (ron_at_ron-ron.ron)
Date: 05/15/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 20:30:47 -0500

On Fri, 14 May 2004 12:17:47 +1000, "Vanessa"
<admin@office.alphalink.no.com.au> wrote:

>Ron wrote:
>> I have XP Pro and during bootup, it pauses and displays a page saying:
>>
>> INTEL UNDI, PXE-2.0 (BUILD 082)
>> For Realtek Fastethernet Controller
>> Client MAC Address [gives a long MAC address]
>> DHCP....
>>
>> It sits on that page for 30" and then says:
>>
>> PXE-E51: No DHCP offers received
>> PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM
>> Boot from CD
>>
>> The thing is, the CD is set as the number one boot priority, so this
>> is taking priority over the boot priority. I did an internet search on
>> intel undi, pxe 2.0 and every reference I found was in the context of
>> booting to a network. I can shut the whole thing off by disabling
>> onboard LAN and then there is no delay, but it also shuts off the
>> internet access, so that's not an option. Any ideas for getting rid of
>> that delay one way or the other? Thanks
>
>
>I think it also displays a <Ctrl-A> (or something similar) as it is
>initialising to get into the cards setup defaults. You can disable the PXE
>from there as well.
>
>Good luck.
>

Thank you very much; all is well now.
Actually it was shift-F10 and it wasn't made any easier by the fact
that that particular instruction is only on the screen for an instant.
I had to reboot twice just to see the words shift-F10 without being
able to read what they're for. Your input was crucial.

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