How to Enable Remoteboot on a Client's Hard Disk (158453)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q158453

SUMMARY

Some Remote Initial Program Load (RPL) ROMS will not take control of the system if a hard drive is installed. This article outlines what steps to take if you have a remoteboot system with an installed hard drive, and the RPL fails to take control when the system starts.

MORE INFORMATION

Remoteboot Client with Floppy Drive and Hard Drive

  1. Make an MS-DOS bootable floppy disk.
  2. From the Windows NT remoteboot server, copy Rplenabl.exe and Rpldsabl.exe to the floppy disk. From a command prompt:

    copy c:\systemroot\rpl\rplfiles\binfiles\binr\rpl??abl.exe a:

    where systemroot is the Windows NT directory and a: is the floppy drive.
  3. Boot the client with a bootable floppy disk.
  4. At the command prompt, type Rplenable.exe.

    This will allow the RPL ROM to work properly with the hard drive installed, and users will still be able to access the hard drive once the client boots.
  5. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot the client.

    NOTE: To restore the hard drive to normal use, perform steps 3-5 above, except replace the Rplenabl.exe command with the Rpldsabl.exe command.

Remoteboot Client Without Floppy Drive but with a Hard Drive

To resolve your problem with this configuration, you will need to either:
  • Install a floppy disk and follow the procedure outlined above

    - or-
  • Gain administrative network connectivity with the hard drive installed.
Once network connectivity is gained, complete the following steps:
  1. Connect to the Windows NT remoteboot server RPLFILES share and change to the BINFILES\BINR directory.
  2. At the command prompt, type Rplenable.exe. This will allow the RPL ROM to work properly with the hard drive installed; users will still be able to access the hard drive once the client boots.
  3. Reboot the client by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.

    NOTE: To restore the hard drive to normal use, perform steps 1-3 above except replace the Rplenabl.exe with the Rpldsabl.exe command.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbnetwork KB158453
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