HP VLI 8 manual Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play, Accessory boards, Available

2 How to Install and Replace Components In Your Desktop PC Installing Accessory Boards

	Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play
	Plug and Play is an industry standard for automatically configuring
	your PC's hardware resources and the accessory boards installed in it.
	Your PC has configurable support for Plug and Play in the BIOS.
	All PCI accessory boards are Plug and Play, although not all ISA boards
	are. Check the accessory board’s documentation if you are unsure.
	When you start your PC after installing an accessory board, the Plug
	and Play BIOS automatically detects which hardware resources (IRQs,
	DMAs, memory ranges, and I/O addresses) are used by PC components
	(such as the keyboard, the communications ports, network adapters,
	and accessory boards).
Windows 95 and	Operating systems that support Plug and Play, such as Windows 95 and
Windows 98	Windows 98, will automatically detect a newly installed Plug and Play
	accessory board and install the driver for this device, if the driver is
	available.
Windows NT 4.0	For operating systems that do not support Plug and Play, such as
	Windows NT 4.0, refer to the operating system documentation for
	information about installing accessory boards.
	In Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button then click Help. You can
	use the contents or index to find information about installing devices.
	Windows NT 4.0 helps you through the installation of devices such as
	modems and sound boards.
NOTE	After installing a new device in Windows NT 4.0, you must re-install the
	Microsoft Service Pack to update the operating system for your PC.
	To do this, click the Start button then select Programs – Windows
	NT Update.

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