Hp XW4000, XW4100 Important Information Enabling a Bootable PCI Device

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Important Information

Enabling a Bootable PCI Device

For any HP workstation, if you intend to boot from a bootable PCI
device that you are installing (such as a network adaptor or a SCSI),
ensure that OPTION ROM loading/scanning for the PCI slot used is
enabled. To do this, use the BIOS Setup Utility of the HP workstation
that you are installing the PCI device into. Failure to enable the
OPTION ROM loading/scanning for the slot used will prevent the
system from using that device as a bootable PCI device.

For the HP workstation xw5000, HP also recommends you limit the
number of enabled bootable devices in PCI slots 1-4, if you have an
enabled bootable device in PCI slot 5. By doing so, you will help
conserve the OPTION ROM and ensure that the device in PCI slot 5
can be booted from.

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