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PNP/PCI Configuration Option
This option configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards
operate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Motherboard use
system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You
must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI
Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. Selecting
PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu:
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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 USB
[Enabled]
INT Pin 1 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 2 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 3 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 4 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 5 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 6 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 7 Assignment
[Auto]
INT Pin 8 Assignment
[Auto]
Menu Level
Default is Disabled.
Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Con-
figuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you
have installed a new add-
on and the system recon-
figuration has caused
such a serious conflict
that the OS cannot boot
↑
↓
→
←
: Move
Enter : Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value:
F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous
Values
F6:Fail-Safe
Defaults F7:Optimized
Defaults
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.
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.
If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion card
to work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item
to Manual, and then opening up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources
submenus.
In the IRQ Resources submenu, if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA, then that
Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card. Press
<Esc> to close the IRQ Resources submenu.
In the Memory Resources submenu, use the first item Reserved Memory
Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA
expansion card. Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the
amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Resources
submenu.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non-
