“NBP is too big to fit in free base memory” error during PXE boot

Created by NHC IT Support, Modified on Wed, 26 Jul, 2023 at 10:04 AM by NHC IT Support


When attempting to boot via PXE, before the boot image gets to download from the PXE-enabled distribution point, you might get this error message – “NBP IS TOO BIG TO FIT IN FREE BASE MEMORY“.

Solution is quite simple – just switch the boot mode on the machine from Legacy (or Legacy + CSM) to UEFI.

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