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No
No No
No
The No option gives the BIOS control over handling resource conflicts caused
by Plug and Play devices.
6.6.3. PCI Latency Timer
The PCI Latency Timer feature enables the user to specify the number of PCI
bus cycles a connected PCI device can control before handing control of the
PCI bus to the next PCI device waiting to use it. Generally, longer cycles
increase PCI performance. The available cycles range from 32 to 248 in
increments of 32.
6.6.4. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
The Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA feature determines whether graphics cards on
the PCI bus can access IRQs. This feature has two options.
Yes
Yes Yes
Yes
The Yes option enables the BIOS to respond to a request for an IRQ by a
connected PCI VGA card.
No
No No
No
The No option forces the BIOS to ignore all requests for IRQ by a connected
PCI VGA card.
6.6.5. Palette Snooping
The Palette Snooping feature should be enabled if video decoder cards are
being used in the system. When enabled, video decoder cards can retrieve
information about the color palette being used by the system’s graphics
controller. This feature has two options: enabled and disabled.