>> Further data points: >> Under the "Boot Options" in the BIOS, I see: >> >> +-------------------------------------------------------+ >> - Boot Option #1 [PATA: SR244W ...] >> - Boot Option #2 [Intel(R) MB RAID] >> - Boot Option #3 [IBA GE Slot 0500 v...] >> - Boot Option #4 [[EFI Shell]] >> +-------------------------------------------------------+
IBA GE Slot 0500 v... - is Preboot eXecution Environment stack on your network controller. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment ] EFI Shell - is (simple) Extensible Firmware Interface shell (allowing probably for diagnostics/firmware updates ... etc) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Firmware_Interface ] Jarek -- __ ------------------------------------------------------- _ Jaroslaw_Polok ___________________ CERN - IT/FIO/LA _ _ http://home.cern.ch/~jpolok ___ tel_+41_22_767_1834 _ _____________________________________ +41_78_792_0795 _
