[K12OSN] compaq deskpros

[Petre Scheie]

I've got version A09.  Perhaps that's the key: maybe A10 allows net/PXE boot.  In the 
BIOS setup, there is only one screen, with a scroll bar on the right; Alt-P has no 
functionality on this machine.

I'll see if there's a later BIOS version.

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Petre Scheie wrote:
>> I suspect not all Dell GX1 machines are the same.  I have one that I 
>> use for some other things, but thought I'd try to test it as a 
>> client.  Despite upgrading the BIOS, there's no option in the setup 
>> for network booting (PXE or otherwise).  I'd love to be insulted by 
>> someone telling me there is a way to make this happen.  An etherboot 
>> floppy doesn't count, I'm already doing that; I want to make it boot 
>> via BIOS setting.
> 
> What bios version do you have (it should show on the first boot 
> screen).  I think you need
> A10 or whatever is the latest.  Then in the bios setup you hit alt-P to 
> go to the second
> page and ctl-shift-right-arrow on boot order to set PXE ahead of the 
> hard drive.
>