PC 815
3
User
’
sManual
Phoeni
x
-Award
B
I
OS
Utility 51
3.10 PnP/PCI Configuration
Setup
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.
Reset
Configuration
Data
Normally,
you
leave
this
item
Disabled.
Select
Enabled
to
reset
Extended
System
Configuration
Data
(ESCD)
when
you
exit
Setup
or
if
installing
a
new
add-on
cause
the
system
reconfiguration
a
serious
conflict
that
the
operating
system
can
not
boot.
Options:
Enabled,
Disabled.
Resources
Controlled
By
The
Award
Plug
and
Play
BIOS
can
automatically
configure
all
boot
and
Plug
and
Play-compatible
devices.
If
you
select
Auto,
all
interrupt
request
(IRQ),
DMA
assignment,
and
Used
DMA
fields
disappear,
as
the
BIOS
automatically
assigns
them.
The
default
value
is
“Manual”.
IRQ
Resources
When
resources
are
controlled
manually,
assign
each
system