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3.7 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect)
is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed that 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 make any changes.
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PNP OS Installed
This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI
bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when
“Yes” is selected. When a non-PnP OS is installed in order to prevent reassigning of
interrupt settings, select the default setting of “No”.
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Resource Controlled by
The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and
Play(PnP) compatible devices. If you select “Auto”, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and
DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
The choice: Auto and Manual.
