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PnP/PCI Configurations
The “PnP/PCI Configurations” category allows you to configure the PnP/PCI bus
system. PnP (Plug and Play) allows automatic allocation of the IRQ channel,
memory address and I/O address for your system so that manual selection is not
necessary. PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect) 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.
NOTE:
This setup menu is for technicians or advanced users only. You
are not advised to change the default settings.
PC Health Status
This option lists the system status such as CPU temperature, system
temperature, CPU fan speed, etc.
Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults
If you select “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” or “Load Optimized Defaults” from the
main menu, some default values will be loaded to the option setup menus such
as
Advanced BIOS Features
,
Advanced Chipset Features
,
Integrated
Peripherals
,
Power Management Setup
, and
PnP/PCI Configuration
menus.
The “Fail-Safe” default values have been set to assumedly provide minimum
performance for the system. The settings are non-optimal and disable all high
performance features.
The “Optimized” default values have been set to assumedly provide maximum
performance for the system.
