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3.7 CompactFlash
The
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
feature
an
optional
onboard
CompactFlash
mass
storage
system
with
a
capacity
of
up
to
2
GByte.
This
CompactFlash
appears
to
the
user
as
an
intelligent
ATA
(IDE)
disk
drive
with
the
same
functionality
and
capabilities
as
a
“rotating
media”
IDE
hard
drive.
The
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
BIOS
include
an
option
to
allow
the
board
to
boot
from
the
CompactFlash
with
user
‐
provided
operating
system.
3.7.1 Configuration
The
CompactFlash
resides
on
the
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
as
the
secondary
IDE
bus
master
device
(the
secondary
IDE
bus
slave
device
is
not
assignable).
3.8 Remote Ethernet Booting
The
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
are
capable
of
booting
from
a
server
using
either
of
the
GbE
Ethernet
ports
(front
and
rear
I/O)
over
a
network
utilizing
an
Expansion
ROM
BIOS
that
enables
processor
booting
from
a
network
server.
The
facility
supports
PXE.
The
Ethernet
must
be
connected
through
the
GbE
front
panel
(RJ45)
connector
or
rear
I/O
GbE
to
boot
remotely.
This
feature
allows
users
to
create
systems
without
the
worry
of
disk
drive
reliability
or
the
extra
cost
of
adding
CompactFlash
drives.