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Plug & Play O/S [No]

This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to
configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected,
interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. If you installed a non-PnP OS or if
you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, keep the default setting
[No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

Reset Configuration Data [No]

The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contains information about
non-PnP devices. It also holds the complete record of how the system was
configured the last time is was booted. Select [Yes] if you want to clear these
data during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST). Configuration options: [Yes]
[No]

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]

This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping
retesting a second, third, and fourth time. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]

If enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) routine by
skipping and retesting a second, third and fourth time. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

When enabled, the BIOS displays the characteristic A7V333 Bios screen.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt Mode [APIC]

This item controls the IRQ structure. The new APIC creates a range of IRQs
larger than the standard 16 IRQ channels. The standard setting of PIC limits
the number of IRQs to the standard IRQ0 to IRQ15. Windows 2000 and XP
support APIC settings. Select between new APIC or PIC. Configuration
options: [APIC] [PIC]