Introducing the BIOS
User’s Manual
4-21
Power On by Ring:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is
Disabled
. When set to
Enabled
,
any event affecting the modem (external modem) ring will awaken a system that has powered down.
Wake-Up by PCI Card/LAN:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is
Disabled
. When set to
Enabled
,
any event affecting PCI card (through the PCI PME internal pin) will awaken a system that has powered
down.
Resume by Alarm:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is
Disabled
. When set to
Enabled
,
you can set the month, date and time alarm at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system
from Suspend mode. The enable items will appear white in color and disabled items will show a blue
green color.
Month Alarm:
Thirteen options are available: NA
(
1
(
2
(
3
(
4
(
5
(
6
(
7
(
8
(
9
(
10
(
11
(
12.
The default setting is
NA
. This field is not available to enter when the “
Resume by Alarm
” field is
Disabled
.
Day of Month Alarm:
You can enter the decimal number from 1to 31, which means the date of 1 to date of 31. This field is
not available to enter when the “
Resume by Alarm
” field is set to
Disabled
.
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm:
You can set the Time Alarm (hh:mm:ss). Any event occurring will awaken a system that has powered
down. This field is not available to enter when the “
Resume by Alarm
” field is set to
Disabled
.
4-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu
In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ# of the PCI bus and other hardware settings.
Force Update ESCD:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is
Disabled
. Normally, you should
leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you
exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict
that prevents the operating system from booting.
Computer Knowledge: ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)
The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O port, memory information of the system. This is a
specification and a feature specific to the Plug & Play BIOS.