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3.6 PNP/PCI Configurations
This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the
PNP/PCI Configuration option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1),
the screen below is displayed. This screen contains the manufacturer's default
values for the motherboard.
Figure 3-6 PNP/PCI Configurations
Reset Configuration Data:
If you want to reset CMOS IRQ divide hardware device, please selected to
[
Enabled
].
Resources Controlled By:
When set to Manual the system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD for IRQ &
DMA information. Instead, it will refer to the items in the setup menu for
assigning IRQ & DMA. When set to Auto the system BIOS will refer to the
ESCD for all legacy information.
ESCD
(
Extended System Configuration Data
) provides a detailed format of
the configuration data structures stored in flash memory. Each data structure
defines the resources used by a device or a card in the system. This includes
legacy and PCI/ISA PnP devices.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:
When set to [Enabled], multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can
handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device.
Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA
Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled). Available options are [
Enabled
] and
[
Disabled
].
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Slot 1,5/2/3/4 Use IRQ No:
These Field automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting
for each field is [
Auto
], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ
assignments. Configuration IRQ option: [
Auto
], [
3
], [
4
], [
5
], [
7
], [
9
], [
10
], [
11
],
[
12
], [
14
] and [
15
].
FDD IRQ Can Be Free:
This function allows user to choose if the FDD IRQ can be freed up. The
default setting is
Yes
and this does not allow the IRQ to be free.
3.7 PC Health Status
By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu
(Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This field shows you the current
system temperature/external voltages input and the current CPU FAN and
System FAN operating speed.
Figure 3-7 PC Health Status
Shutdown Temperature:
This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature level for the processor.
When the processor reaches the temperature you set, this will shutdown the
system. This function only works in ACPI-aware OS (such as Windows 98 / ME
/ 2000).
Available options are [
85°C/185°F
], [
90°C/194°F
], [
95°C/203°F
], and
[
100°C/210°F
].
