User`s manual

Chapter 3

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS

This section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system. This

section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that

only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

PNP OS Installed

When set to

Yes

, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA,

IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system

like Windows 95 or 98/98SE. When set to

, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.

Set to

Yes

the operating system is Plug & Play capable. Settings:

and

Yes

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field

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 can not boot. Settings:

Enabled

and

Disabled

Resource Controlled By

The BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible

devices. Choose

Auto(ESCD)

if unsure, the BIOS will automatically assign IRQ,

DMA and memory base address fields. Settings:

Auto (ESCD)

and

Manual

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices. Settings:

Disabled

and

Enabled