AWARD BIOS 3-11
Resource Controlled By:
The default value is Manual.
Manual:
The field defines that the PNP Card's resource is controlled by manual.
You can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X assigned to PCI/ISA PNP or
Legacy ISA Cards.
Auto:
If your ISA card and PCI card are all PNP cards. To set this field Auto.
The BIOS will be assigned the interrupt resource automatically.
Reset Configuration Data:
The default value is Disabled
Disabled:
Normal Setting
Enabled:
If you plug some Legacuy cards in the system and there is record into
ESCD(Extended System Configuration Data). You can set this field to
Enable and to clear ESCD at one time, when some Legacy cards are removed.
PCI IDE IRQ Map To:
The default value is PCI-AUTO
When you have true PCI card(s) plugged into the system, you will not need
to change any thing here in the
SETUP
program. However, if you do not
know whether you have true PCI card or not, please refer to your PCI card
user's manual for the details.
When you have a Legacy card (describbed in section 2-5) to be plugged
into the system,a proper setting is extremely important or it may cause the
system hung up. The diagram shown below tells you how the Rotating
Priority Mechanism is designed.
Figure 3-7 The Combination of PCI INT# lines
PCI
Chipset
INTA
INTD
PCI#1
PCI#2
INTA
INTD
INTD
INTC
INTB
INTB
INTA
INTC
INTC
INTB
