3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ[A-D]#
The settings in these fields enable or disable the detection of
IDE, floppy, serial and parallel port activities for powering down
state transition. Actually it detects the read/write to/from I/O ports.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have just installed a new add-on card and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.
The setting will automatically be set back to Disabled the next time the system reboots.

Resources Controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play
(PnP) compatible devices. If you select Auto, all of the Interrupt Requests (IRQs) and DMA
assignment fields will be activated as the BIOS automatically assigns them. The choices:
Auto and Manual.
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