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ACPI Function
This category allows you to select ACPI power management effective or
not. The options: Enabled (Default) and Disabled.
4.1.7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate
at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating
with its own special components. This section covers some very technical
items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should
make any changes to the default settings.
Figure 4.7: PNP/PCI configuration screen
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 are:
Enabled and Disabled (Default).
Resource Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically config-
ure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this
capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play