3: BIOS Setup Utility
Pri. / Sec. Offboard
PCI IDE IRQ
If you are using an IDE interface add-in card,
use these items to assign an IRQ to the primary
and secondary IDE channels.
DMA Channel X
If you set this to PnP, the system will
dynamically allocate DMA channels as they are
required. If you set a DMA channel to ISA/EISA,
it will be reserved for a non-plug and play ISA
or EISA device.
IRQ X
If you set this to PCI/PnP, the system will
dynamically allocate IRQs as they are required.
If you set an IRQ to ISA/EISA, it will be
reserved for a non-plug and play ISA or EISA
device.
Reserved Memory
Size
This item lets you reserve a block of memory
for any device that requires it.
Reserved Memory
Address
This item lets you set the address for any block
of memory that has been reserved.
Load Optimal Settings
If you select this item and press
Enter
a dialog box appears. If you
press
Y
, and then
Enter
, the setup utility is loaded with a set of
optimal default values. The optimal default values are not very
demanding and they should allow your system to function with
most kinds of hardware and memory chips.
Load Best Performance Settings
If you select this item and press
Enter
a dialog box appears. If you
press
Y
, and then
Enter
, the setup utility is loaded with a set of
best-performance default values. The optimal default values are
quite demanding and your system might not function properly if
you are using slower memory chips or other kinds of low-
performance components.
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