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The above settings will be shown on the screen only if
“Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by
function.
Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is
assigned to the ISA Bus and provides for non-PnP ISA
add-on cards. PCI/ISA PnP signifies that a resource is
assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on
cards and peripherals.
Resources Controlled By
By Choosing “Auto” (default), the system BIOS will detect
the system resources and automatcally assign the relative
IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing
“Manual” , the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for
add-on cards. Be sure that there no IRQ/DMA and I/O port
conflicts.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each
system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device
using the interrupt.
