
NA-806D Hardware Installation Guide
Award BIOS Utility
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3.8 PNP/PCI
Configuration
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or 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. This section covers some very technical items and
it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any
changes to the default settings.
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup
or 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 options available 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