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Pnp/pci configuration – Acer 3300S User Manual

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PnP/PCI Configuration

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and
suggested settings.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default

settings.

Parameter

Description

Options

Reset Configuration Data

Selecting “Enabled” to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) only if you installed
a new add-on and the system reconfiguration
has caused such a serious conflict that the
operating system can not boot. Otherwise, you
should leave it unchanged.

Disabled
Enabled

Resources Controlled By

This BIOS can automatically configure all of the
boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
You can also set it as Manual and go into each
of the sub menu to choose specific resources.

Auto (ESCD)
Manual

IRQ Resources

The items are adjustable only when “Resources
Controlled By” is set to Manual. By pressing
“Enter” to access the sub menu.

PCI Device
Reserved

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Disabled - Data read or written by the CPU is
only directed to the PCI VGA device’s palette
registers.
Enabled - Data read or written by the CPU is
directed to both the PCI VGA device’s palette
registers and the ISA VGA device’s palette
registers, permitting the palette registers of both
VGA devices to be identical.

Disabled
Enabled
*If any ISA bus adapter in the
system requires VGA Palette
snooping, the setting must be set
to “Enabled”.