[SOLVED] Disabling Intel Boot Agent (Toshiba SS SX 490NK)

mike11 · 06-26-2009, 05:42 AM

Hi All,

Using a Toshiba SS SX 490NK (this is the Japanese model. The Western equivalent model seems to be Portege 3000):
http://japan.cnet.com/review/product...k-ss-sx-490nk/

On boot it first runs an `Intel Boot Agent GE 1.2.31' which seems to do nothing but takes 20-30 seconds so I want to disable it.

Intel has a webpage on the boot agent: http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-008018.htm
It provides a IBAUTIL.EXE file to control the boot agent but only if it is not embedded in the BIOS.

My question is: can I safely disable this boot agent, and if so how?. The BIOS is a Toshiba (so I'm not sure if the Intel file is suitable and may even damage the laptop BIOS).

I'm attaching the output of `dmidecode' giving the laptop's BIOS info.

Thanks,
Mike.

michaelk · 07-14-2009, 10:30 AM

Did you try moving the boot agent down to the bottom of the Boot list in the BIOS?

mike11 · 07-14-2009, 08:14 PM

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your suggestion. There doesn't seem to be any option related to the boot agent in the bios configuration menu.

Cheers,
Mike.

michaelk · 07-15-2009, 05:51 PM

I could not find any real info for the Toshiba, From googling it appears that the boot agent is a network boot option. Look at the boot order and see if there is a PXE option and if it is selected.

mike11 · 08-02-2009, 10:48 PM

Hi Michael,

I've solved this by setting in the BIOS setup `PCI LAN' to `disabled'.

Cheers,
Mike.