PNP/PCI Configuration Controls

BIOS Setup Utility			SY-P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1.0
PNP/PCI Configuration Controls
	Setting	Description			Note

Reset
Reset	Disabled	Retain PnP configuration			Default
Configuration		data in BIOS.
Data	Enabled	Reset PnP configuration data
		in BIOS.

Resources	Manual	BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA PnP
Controlled By		card IRQ assignment.
	Required to assign IRQ-# and DMA-# to PCI or
	ISA PnP manually.
	IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to: _
	DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7 assigned to: _
	Auto	The Plug-and-Play BIOS			Default
	(ESCD)	auto manages PCI/ISA PnP
		card IRQ assignment
		automatically.
If [Resources Controlled By] is set to [Manual]
IRQ-# assigned
IRQ-# assigned	PCI device		Choose IRQ# assigned	Default
to:			to PCI/ISA PnP card.
	Reserved		Reserved IRQ for
	Reserved		Reserved IRQ for
			Legacy cards.

Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot. However, there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item:

1.IRQs 0, 1, 2, 6, 8, 13 can NOT be assigned, because they are fixed.

2.IRQs 5, 9, 10, 11 are available

3.IRQs 3,4,7,12,14 and 15 will only be assigned if they are free. See the table below on how to free them:

SY-P4I875P specifications

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SOYO SY-P4I875P manual PNP/PCI Configuration Controls

Models: SY-P4I875P

Controlled By

(ESCD)

IRQ-# assigned

SY-P4I875P specifications