Setting Cisco Switch Automatic boot

HAving a problem with one of our 3500 switches.

When it is first switched on it comes up with....

C3500XL Boot Loader (C3500-HBOOT-M) Version 12.0(5.2)XU, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOE
Compiled Mon 17-Jul-00 18:42 by ayounes
 starting...
Base ethernet MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Xmodem file system is available.
Initializing Flash...
flashfs[0]: 16 files, 3 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 3612672
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 3252736
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 359936
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 4 seconds.
...done Initializing Flash.
Boot Sector Filesystem (bs:) installed, fsid: 3
Parameter Block Filesystem (pb:) installed, fsid: 4
 
The system is not configured to boot automatically.  The
following command will finish loading the operating system
software:
 
    boot
 
switch:

At which point you manually have to type boot.
Is there any where you can configure this to automatically boot.

The conf reg is set to 0xf

Is there a quick fix or is it a return to supplier as a faulty unit.

Thanks in advance

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Ive had a look at the switch and found this out that might be helpful to someone.... Including Me

when the Switch prompt appears when it doesnt automatically boot if you type

set

it brings up the settings.


switch: set

ASSEMBLY_REVISION_NUM=A0
BOOT=flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC3b.bin
ENABLE_BREAK=1
MAC_ADDR=00:06:28:3D:F8:40
MANUAL_BOOT=yes
MODEL_NUM=WS-C3524-PWR-XL-EN
MODEL_REVISION_NUM=G0
MOTHERBOARD_ASSEMBLY_NUM=73-4033-10
MOTHERBOARD_REVISION_NUM=A0
MOTHERBOARD_SERIAL_NUM=FAA05190BFT
POWER_SUPPLY_PART_NUM=34-0968-01
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUM=DAB04260TTT
SYSTEM_SERIAL_NUM=FAA0519G02N
para=?

you can see that manual boot is set to yes.

type set MANUAL_BOOT no

This has now fixed the problem.