Do I need XPE?

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I just got the new motherboard that I am planning on using to develop my
embedded device. Initially, I had planned to install an image of XPE on it
and boot from a flash card but..



As I was booting the motherboard, I noticed that during the boot up process
the motherboard displayed a DHCP message for about 20 seconds and then it
said that it was "Exiting Intel PXE ROM".



Does this means that I can actually boot without having an OS installed on
the motherboard? If this is the case, could someone offer me some
information about going about doing a network boot?



It's also important to mention at this time that all the systems we are
planning to deploy are hardwired to the network and they are all in the same
network.



Thank you.
 
I just got the new motherboard that I am planning on using to develop my
embedded device. Initially, I had planned to install an image of XPE on it
and boot from a flash card but..
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You can do this.
As I was booting the motherboard, I noticed that during the boot up process
the motherboard displayed a DHCP message for about 20 seconds and then it
said that it was "Exiting Intel PXE ROM".
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This can be disabled in BIOS if you don't want it.
Does this means that I can actually boot without having an OS installed on
the motherboard? If this is the case, could someone offer me some
information about going about doing a network boot?
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Yes.

First you will need to make image that will boot from HDD. On your device.
And learn a few things about XPe.
Then read help regarding remote boot.
SDI ram boot, and related stuff.
Also use:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=microsoft.
public.windowsxp.embedded
To find all old topics related to this other things.
It's also important to mention at this time that all the systems we are
planning to deploy are hardwired to the network and they are all in the same
network.
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You will need one server on this network to drive your remote boot.

Anyhow first you will need to make image that works locally before you can
create SDI image used for remote boot.

Regards,
Slobodan
 
First you will need to make image that will boot from HDD. On your device.

This is exactly what I wanted to avoid, I was hoping to be able to network
boot out off a full version of Windows so I wouldn't have to hassle around
creating custom components and all that other crazy stuff. I guess this will
do for now.



By the way, are you doing something similar to what I want to do? Or you
know it can be done but never actually tried it?



Thanks.
 
Most of us have created at least once remote boot solution.
It can be done easily (depending on your XPe knowledge)

Most trouble is to configure Server (and this is not too much hard).

Regards,
Slobodan
 
Is it a lot more expensive to use a network boot rather than to copy the
image locally? I am talking only from the point of view of software licenses
and other special software that has to be purchased not hardware wise.
 
Either way you choose, you will need.

One XPe COA sticker per target device. (Whether you use network or not)
If you use network, then you will need one Windows Server OS class. (This is
only difference)

Or some other OS that can support DHCP and TFTP. But then you will need to
know how to configure it.

Regards,
Slobodan
 
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