SUPER MICRO Computer 5014C-MF 4PnP/PCI Configuration, Initial Display From, IRQ Resources

Chapter 7: BIOS

7-4.4PnP/PCI Configuration

Choose PCI/PnP Confi gurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

Initial Display From

This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is fi rst turned on. The options are "PCI Slot" and "PCI Ex(press)".

Reset Configuration Data

Enabling this setting resets the extended system confi guration data when you exit setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfi guration has caused such a serious confl ict that the OS cannot reboot the system. The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled." If this feature is set to Enabled, the following item will display:

Resources Controlled By

This setting allows the BIOS to automatically confi gure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ, DMA and memory base address fi elds, because the BIOS automatically assigns them. The options are "Auto (ESCD)" and "Manual".

IRQ Resources

If the above item-Resources Controlled By" is set to manual, the user is allowed to assign an IRQ to a PCI Device or Reserve an IRQ for other purpose. The options are: Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

IRQ-3,

IRQ-4,

IRQ-5,

IRQ-7,

IRQ-9,

IRQ-10,

IRQ-12,

IRQ-14,

IRQ-15

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

This feature allows the user to determine if the Boot ROMs of the Onboard LAN chips should be activated. If activated, the user can boot the system from the Onboard LAN chips. The options are Disabled, LAN1, LAN2 and Both.

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