IBM PSB Form Factor Board SAGP-845EV User Manual

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4.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI stands for Personal

Computer Interconnect. It 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 specific technical settings and it is

strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to

the default settings.

PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed NO

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

x DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

Default is Disabled. Select

Enabled to reset Extended

System Configuration Data

(ESCD) when the user exits

Setup if you have installed a

new add-on and the system

reconfiguration has caused

such a serious conflict that the

OS cannot boot

↑↓←→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

In most cases, this field is set to “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 the user is using a Plug and Play operating system such
as Windows®95. If the option “Manual” is selected, the user can choose a

specific resource from the sub-menu.

The choice: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type

based on the type of interrupt the device uses.