Acnodes PC 8172 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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3.10
PnP/PCI
Configuration
Setup
This
section
describes
configuring
t
he
PCI
bus
system.
PCI,
or
Personal
Computer
I
nterconnec
t,
is
a
sys
t
em
which
allows
I/
O
devices
t
o
operate
at
speeds
nearing
the
speed
the
CPU
itself
uses
when
communicating
with
its
own
special
components.
This
sec
t
ion
covers
some
very
t
echnical
items
and
i
t
is
s
t
rongly
recommended
tha
t
only
experienced
users
should
make
any
changes
t
o
the
default
settings.
a
Reset
Configuration
Data
Normally
,
you
leave
this
item
Disabled.
Selec
t
Enabled
to
reset
Extended
Sys
t
em
Configuration
Data
(ESCD)
when
you
exit
Setup or
if
ins
t
alling
a
new
add-on
cause
t
he
sys
t
em
reconfiguration
a serious
conflict
t
hat
the
operating
system
can
not
boot.
Options: Enabled,
Disabled.
a
Resources
Controlled
By
The
Award
Plug
and
Play
BIOS
can
automatically
con
f
igure
all
boot
and
Plug
and
Play-compatible
devices.
If
you
selec
t
Auto,
all
interrupt
reques
t
(IRQ),
DMA
assignment
,
and
Used
DMA
fields
disappear,
as
the
BIOS
automatically
assigns
t
hem.
The
default
value
is
“Manual”
.
a
IRQ
Resources
When
resources
are
controlled
manually,
assign
each
system