PNP/PCI Configuration Option
This option displays a table of items that configures how PnP
(Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your sys-
tem. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use
system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory
Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments cor-
rectly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility;
otherwise, the mainboard will not work properly. Selecting
PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays
this menu:
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PnP/PCI Configurations
Item
PNP OS Installed
No
Reset Configuration Data
Disabled
Resources Controlled by
Auto(ESCD)
x IRQ Resources
Press Enter
x DMA Resources
Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA
Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB
Enabled
INT Pin 1 Assignment
Auto
INT Pin 2 Assignment
Auto
INT Pin 3 Assignment
Auto
INT Pin 4 Assignment
Auto
Menu Level
Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices
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Enter : Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value:
F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous
Values
F6:Fail-Safe
Defaults F7:Optimized
Defaults
PNP OS Installed (No)
Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS (instead of BIOS)
to assign the system resources such as IRQ and I/O address
to the ISA PnP device. The default setting is No.
Reset Configuration Data (Disabled)
If you enable this item and restart the system, any Plug and
Play configuration data stored in the BIOS setup is cleared
from memory. New updated data is created.
Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD))
You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under
this setting, the system dynamically allocates resources to
Plug and Play devices as they are required.
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