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This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or
P
ersonal
C
omputer
I
nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the
CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should
make any changes to the default settings.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software
PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled By Manual
> IRQ Resources Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB Enabled
Menu Level >
Default is Disabled.
Select Enabled to
reset Extended System
Configuration Data
(ESCD) when you exit
Setup if you have
installed a new add-on
and the system
reconfiguration has
caused such a serious
conflict that the OS
cannot boot
↑↓→←
Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration
Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot. The
settings are: Enabled and Disabled.
Resource Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and
Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless
you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows
95/98. If you set this field
to “manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this
field (a sub menu is preceded by a “>”).
The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on
the type of device using the interrupt.
Please refer to section 3-9-1
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at
Disabled.
The settings are Enabled, Disabled.
3-9-1 IRQ Resources
