REMOTE IPL ON 8530 286 REQUIRES "F1" TO RESUME

PURPOSE:
TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT SYSTEM BOARD, FRU P/N34F0046, WHICH WILL ALLOW "POST" TO PROCEED, WITHOUT OPERATOR INTERVENTION, WHEN USING THE REMOTE IPL FEATURE OF NETWORK CARDS.

PHYSICAL CHECK:
THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL CHECK REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET ON SYSTEMS THAT HAVE A NETWORK ADAPTER, IBM OR OEM, WITH A REMOTE IPL FEATURE.

THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF THE 8530 286 SYSTEM BOARD, FRU P/N27F4069. ONE LEVEL HAS A PAIR OF BIOS MODULES WITH NUMBERS OF 30F9579 & 30F9580 OR 30F9543 & 30F9544 OR 33F8645 & 33F8646. THE OTHER LEVEL HAS ONE BIOS MODULE WITH A NUMBER OF 37F6652 OR 41F0258 OR 27F4092. IF ANY OTHER NUMBERS ARE FOUND PRINTED ON THE TOP OF THE BIOS MODULES, THIS ECA DOES NOT APPLY.

DETAIL:
EARLY LEVEL SYSTEM BOARDS REQUIRED A USER TO PRESS "F1" TO CONTINUE PROCESSING DURING POST. WITH THIS ECA, ALL MODELS AND LEVELS OF THE 286 WILL BE CONSISTENT IN THE MANNER THAT REMOTE IPL IS INVOKED.

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