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IOS Operation
Clear NVRAM
Set this value to force the BIOS to clear the Non-Volatile Random Access Mem-
ory (NVRAM).The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is No.
Plug & Play O/S
When set to No, BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set to Yes
and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system config-
ures the Plug and Play devices not required for bootup.
PCI Latency Timer
Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
When set to Yes, will assign IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ. When
set to No will not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ.
Palette Snooping
This item is designed to solve problems caused by some non-standard VGA
card.
PCI IDE BusMaster
When set to enabled, BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading/writing to IDE
drives.
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card
Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is
holding the card. Set to Auto works for most PCI IDE cards.
IRQ3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 /11
This item allows you respectively assign an interrupt types for IRQ-3, 4, 5, 7, 9,
10, 11.
DMA Channel0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 7
When set to Available, will specify DMA is available to be used by PCI/PnP
devices. When set to Reserved, will specified DMA is Reserved for use by leg-
acy ISA devices.
Reserved Memory Size
This item allows you to reserve a set amount of memory for legacy ISA devices.
5.2.14 Boot Settings