Award BIOS Setup Guide
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A short description of the screen items follows:
PNP OS Installed: Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug
and Play-aware (e.g. Windows 95).
Resources Controlled By: The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the
boot and Plug and Play compatible device. If you select Auto, all the interrupt (IRQ) and DMA
assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
Reset Configuration Data: If enable this option, the BIOS will clear and reset the ESCD after
hardware reset.
IRQ#/DMA# assigned to: These items will be shown only when “Resources Controlled By”
option is set the “Manual”. The available options are “Legacy ISA” and “PCI/ISA PnP”. If the
option is set to “Legacy ISA”, the BIOS will never assign the specified IRQ/DMA resource to
PCI or ISA PnP Devices. If “PCI/ISA PnP” is chosen, the BIOS will make the specified
IRQ/DMA have a chance to be assigned to the PCI or ISA PnP devices.
CPU to PCI Write Buffer: When enabled, up to four Dwords of data can be written to the PCI
bus without interrupting the CPU. When disabled, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read
cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive the data. Choices
are Enabled and Disabled.
PCI Dynamic Bursting: When enabled, every write transaction goes to the write buffer.
Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions don’t. Choices are
Enabled and Disabled.
PCI Master 0 WS Write: Choose Enabled to let the PCI Master using 0 wait state in write cycle.
PCI Delay Transaction: Select Enabled to use the write buffer for the delay transaction cycles. It
is selected to support the compliance of PCI Specification Version 2.1.
PCI #2 Access #1 Retry: This item allows you enable or disable the PCI #2 Access #1 Retry.
The choice is Enabled or Disabled.
AGP Master 1 WS Write/AGP Master 1 WS Read: These items are used to enable or disable
the AGP master device 1 wait state Write and Read cycle corresponding.
PCI IRQ Actived By: Choose Level or Edge. The default setting is Level.
Assign IRQ For USB: It is used to choose the IRQ that the USB is used.
Assign IRQ For VGA: It is used to choose the IRQ that the VGA is used.
Summary of Contents for PRM-0084I VBX
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