Bios/Post Annoyance

kenb12 · 12-25-2005, 10:09 AM

Long story. Installed Router, ISP failed to migrate me to the service using the supplied router. Cancelled the migration. Removed router.
ON Post the screen shows it is searching for the LAN.
To stop this, would entering the Bios and disabling the LAN Function, which is on the 'Onchip Device Function' solve this annoyance. The Bios is from Award.

**leroys1000** · 12-25-2005, 10:33 AM

Yes,it should.
Won't hurt anything to disable it if your not using it.
While your in there,make sure your boot priority
isn't set to boot from LAN.

**Terrister** · 12-25-2005, 11:55 AM

There is a little used feature called boot from lan. It lets you boot up from a network server. If it shows up in your boot order before your hard drive, it will look for one of these servers. Chances are, you do not have one.

I would remove this option from your boot in bios. In most case you set it to cdrom then hard drive or hard drive then cd.

kenb12 · 12-25-2005, 02:27 PM

Thanks for replies.
Scared to mess around in the Bios.
Will do as you have suggested.
Presume you will replace my comp if there is a complete disaster.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In case please tell me where to send the bill.

kenb12 · 12-25-2005, 03:02 PM

Did as suggested. That did the trick.
Annoyance/Problem disappeared.
Much obliged, thanks again.

12-25-2005, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
kenb12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 OS: xp	Bios/Post Annoyance Long story. Installed Router, ISP failed to migrate me to the service using the supplied router. Cancelled the migration. Removed router. ON Post the screen shows it is searching for the LAN. To stop this, would entering the Bios and disabling the LAN Function, which is on the 'Onchip Device Function' solve this annoyance. The Bios is from Award.

12-25-2005, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Yes,it should. Won't hurt anything to disable it if your not using it. While your in there,make sure your boot priority isn't set to boot from LAN. __________________ There is a madness to my method. Last edited by leroys1000; 12-25-2005 at 10:34 AM.

12-25-2005, 11:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	There is a little used feature called boot from lan. It lets you boot up from a network server. If it shows up in your boot order before your hard drive, it will look for one of these servers. Chances are, you do not have one. I would remove this option from your boot in bios. In most case you set it to cdrom then hard drive or hard drive then cd. __________________

12-25-2005, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenb12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 OS: xp	Bios/Post Annoyance Did as suggested. That did the trick. Annoyance/Problem disappeared. Much obliged, thanks again.

12-25-2005, 02:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenb12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 OS: xp	Thanks for replies. Scared to mess around in the Bios. Will do as you have suggested. Presume you will replace my comp if there is a complete disaster.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In case please tell me where to send the bill.