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PNP/PCI Configurations

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Chapter 3 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system. This section covers some very technical items and 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). Other cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows® 95 or 98/98SE. When set to No, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. Set to Yes the operating system is Plug & Play capable. The settings: No 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. The settings: Enabled and Disabled. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Set the PCI/VGA Palette Snoop option. Settings: Disabled and Enabled. Assign IRQ For VGA/USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices. Settings: Disabled and Enabled. 3-26

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Chapter 3
3-26
This section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system.
This section covers some very technical items and 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). Other cards will be initialized by the PnP
operating system like Windows
®
95 or 98/98SE. When set to
No
,
BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. Set to
Yes
the operating system
is Plug & Play capable. The settings:
No
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. The settings:
Enabled
and
Disabled
.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Set the PCI/VGA Palette Snoop option. Settings:
Disabled
and
Enabled
.
Assign IRQ For VGA/USB
Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices. Settings:
Disabled
and
Enabled
.
PNP/PCI Configurations