PnP/PCI Configurations

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. 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 correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset Configuration Data

Selecting “Enabled” to reset Extended System

Disabled

 

 

 

Configuration Data (ESCD) only if you installed a

Enabled

 

 

 

new add-on and the system reconfiguration has

 

 

 

 

caused such a serious conflict that the operating

 

 

 

 

system can not boot. Otherwise, you should leave it

 

 

 

 

unchanged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources Controlled By

This BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot

Auto(ESCD)

 

 

 

and Plug and Play compatible devices. You can also

Manual

 

 

 

set it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to

 

 

 

 

choose specific resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRQ-3

The items are adjustable only when Resources

PCI Device

 

 

IRQ-4

Controlled By is set to Manual. Press <Enter> and

Reserved

 

 

IRQ-5

you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ

 

 

 

Resources list IRQ 3/4/5//7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for

 

 

 

IRQ-7

 

 

 

users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type

 

 

 

IRQ-9

 

 

 

of device using the IRQ.

 

 

 

IRQ-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRQ-11

 

 

 

 

IRQ-12

 

 

 

 

IRQ-14

 

 

 

 

IRQ-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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