User’s Manual

3.5.6PnP / PCI Configuration

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.

3.5.6.1PNP OS Installed

The operation system environment is Plug-and-Play aware sets “YES” The choices: Yes, No.

3.5.6.2Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP first. The choices: PCI Slot, Onboard.

3.5.6.3Reset 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 cannot boot.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.6.4Resources 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. 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 “¾”).

The choices: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

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