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PNP/PCI Configuration Option
This option displays a table of items that configures how PnP (Plug
and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both
the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs
(Interrupt Requests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Acces s). You must
set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the
PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility; otherwise, the mainboard will
not work properly. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main
program screen displays this menu:
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PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
PNP OS Installed
No
Reset Configuration Data
Disabled
Resources Controlled by
Auto(ESCD)
x IRQ Resources
Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA
Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB
Enabled
Menu Level
Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system. Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices.
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+/-/PU/PD:Value:
F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General
Help
F5:Previous Values
F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults
PNP OS Installed
Default: No
Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS (instead of BIOS) to
assign the system resources such as IRQ and I/O address to the ISA
PnP device. The default setting is No.
Reset Configuration Data
Default: Disabled
If you enable this item and restart the system, any Plug and Play
configuration data stored in the BIOS setup is cleared from memory.
New updated data is created.
Resources Controlled By
Default: Auto(ESCD)
You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under this
s etting, the system dynamically allocates resources to plug and play
devices as they are required.