Award BIOS Setup
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3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations
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.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP/PCI Configurations
Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By
X IRQ Resources
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Disabled
Auto (ESCD)
Press Enter
Disabled
Item Help
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Menu Level ¾
↑↓←→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:
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 choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Resource 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 choice: Auto (ESCD), Manual.
IRQ Resources:
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a
type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:
Leave this field at “Disabled”.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.