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Adapter Configuration, Plug and Play, basic input/output system BIOS, Using Your, Personal Computer

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Adapter Configuration Along with the documentation that comes with your adapter, use the following information to help with adapter configuration. Plug and Play Adapters Your computer uses the Plug and Play method to configure adapters. Support for Plug and Play is built into the system board of your computer. If an adapter is Plug and Play, there are no switches or jumpers that must be set on the adapter. A Plug and Play adapter comes with configuration specifications set in memory to provide installation information to the computer during startup. When you install or remove Plug and Play adapters, this information is interpreted by the basic input/output system (BIOS), which supports Plug and Play technology. If the required resources are available, the BIOS software automatically configures the adapter around the resources already in use by other devices. Notes: 1. If a resource conflict arises after installing a Plug and Play adapter, you might need to change the default resource settings on the adapter. For more information, refer to the documentation that comes with the adapter. 2. For information on error messages from resource conflicts, see Using Your Personal Computer. Chapter 4. Working with Adapters 29

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Adapter Configuration
Along with the documentation that comes with your adapter, use the following
information to help with adapter configuration.
Plug and Play Adapters
Your computer uses the
Plug and Play
method to configure adapters.
Support for
Plug and Play is built into the system board of your computer.
If an adapter is Plug and Play, there are no switches or jumpers that must be set on
the adapter.
A Plug and Play adapter comes with configuration specifications set in
memory to provide installation information to the computer during startup.
When
you install or remove Plug and Play adapters, this information is interpreted by the
basic input/output system (BIOS)
, which supports Plug and Play technology.
If the
required resources are available, the BIOS software automatically configures the
adapter around the resources already in use by other devices.
Notes:
1.
If a resource conflict arises after installing a Plug and Play adapter, you might
need to change the default resource settings on the adapter.
For more
information, refer to the documentation that comes with the adapter.
2.
For information on error messages from resource conflicts, see
Using Your
Personal Computer
.
Chapter
4.
Working with Adapters
29