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3-9 PnP/ PCI Configuration Setup
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.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software
PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD)
x IRQ Resources
Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA
Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB
Enabled
Menu Level >
↑↓→←
Move Enter:/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration
Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup 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
settings 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 using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows(95/98. If you set this field to
“manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a
sub menu is preceded by a “>”).
The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the
type of device using the interrupt.
Please refer to section 3-9-1
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.
