Gateway ALR 8300 - Manual (Page 71)

BIOS Setup 59
Advanced menu screen
The advanced menu screen allows you to access a large number of
advanced features. Many of these features can cause the system to
malfunction if set incorrectly. Do not change these settings unless you must.
Figure 29: Advanced Menu Screen
• Plug and Play O/S: specifies whether the operating system is
compatible with Plug and Play. The options are
Yes and No .
• Reset Configuration Data: selecting Yes causes the system to
clear its configuration data and automatically configure all PnP
devices at bootup. Selecting
No causes the system to use the
existing configuration information. this field automatically resets
itself to
No at the next system boot.
• Use Multiprocessor Specification: this field configures the
multiprocessor specification used to coordinate between multiple
processors. Specification 1.4 allows extended bus definitions and
is required to permit a secondary PCI bus to work without a bridge.
The system board is compatible with both specifications.
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