Biostar U8868 U8868 BIOS setup guide - Page 27

Resources Controlled By, IRQ Resources, PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

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BIOS Setup If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system's ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the "Disabled" mode. IRQ-3 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-4 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-5 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to: PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to: PCI Device The above settings will be shown on the screen only if "Manual" is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Resources Controlled By By Choosing "Auto" (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing "Manual", the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts. IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the "Press Enter" tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when "Resources Controlled By" is set to "Manual". PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. However, the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. - 26 -

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BIOS Setup
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If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system‘s ESCD will update only
when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the Enabled option is
chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to
the “Disabled” mode.
IRQ-3
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-4
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-5
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-7
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-9
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-10
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-11
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-12
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-14
assigned to: PCI Device
IRQ-15
assigned to: PCI Device
The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for
the resources controlled by function.
Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus
and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource
is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and
peripherals.
The Choices: Disabled
(default), Enabled.
Resources Controlled By
By Choosing “
Auto
” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources
and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.
By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards.
Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.
IRQ Resources
This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending
on the type of device using the interrupt.
When you press the “Press Enter”
tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system
interrupts.
This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to
“Manual”.
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop
Choose Disabled or Enabled.
Some graphic controllers which are not VGA
compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a
way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.
However, the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from
the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the
graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller.