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Re: loading drivers at install time
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:32:19 +0200
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>> 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

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