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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Description
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Win XP Watchdog ACPI Event restart configuration
PCI Configuration Submenu
NOTE
In ACPI mode it is not possible for a “Watchdog ACPI Event” handler to
directly restart or shutdown the OS. For this reason the BIOS will do one of the
following:
For Shutdown: An over temperature notification is executed. This causes the OS
to shut down in an orderly fashion.
For Restart: An ACPI fatal error is reported to the OS.
It depends on your particular OS as to how this reported fatal error will be
handled when the Restart function is selected. If you are using Windows XP
there is a setting that can be enabled to ensure that the OS will perform a restart
when a fatal error is detected. After a very brief blue-screen the system will
restart.
You can enable this setting by going to the “System Properties” dialog box and
choosing the “Advanced” tab. Once there, choose the “Settings” button for the
“Startup and Recovery” section. This will open the “Startup and Recovery”
dialog box. In this dialog box under “System failure” there are three check boxes
that define what Windows will do when a fatal error has been detected. In order
to ensure that the system restarts after a 'Watchdog ACPI Event” that is set to
'Restart', you must make sure that the check box for the selection “Automatically
restart” has been checked. If this option is not selected then Windows will
remain at a blue-screen after a “Watchdog ACPI Event” that has been configured
for 'Restart' has been generated. Below is a Windows screen-shot showing the
proper configuration.
Feature Options Description
Plug & Play O/S No
Yes
Specifies if manual configuration is desired.
Set to
NO for operating systems that do not meet the
Plug and Play specification. In this case the BIOS
configures all devices in the system.
Select
YES to let the operating system configure PnP
devices that are not required for booting.
PCI Latency Timer 32, 64 , 96, ... 248 This option allows you to adjust the latency timer of
all devices on the PCI bus.
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes
No
Allow or restrict the BIOS from giving the VGA
controller an IRQ resource.
Allocate IRQ to SMBUS
HC Yes
No
Allow or restrict the BIOS from giving the SMBus
controller an IRQ resource.
PCI IRQ Resource
Exclusion sub menu Opens PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion sub menu.
PCI Interrupt Routing sub menu Opens PCI Interrupt Routing sub menu.