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Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0
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IDE device options in Setup. The ATAPI specification recommends that ATAPI
devices be configured as shown in Table 28.
Table 28: Recommendations for Configuring an ATAPI Device
Primary Cable Secondary Cable
Configuration
Drive 0 Drive 1 Drive 0 Drive 1
Normal, no ATAPI ATA
Disk and CD-ROM for enhanced IDE
systems
ATA ATAPI
Legacy IDE system with only one cable ATA ATAPI
Enhanced IDE with CD-ROM and a tape or
two CD-ROMs
ATA ATAPI ATAPI
Plug and Play
If Plug and Play operating system is selected in Setup, the BIOS auto-configures
only ISA Plug and Play cards that are required for booting (IPL devices). If Plug and
Play operating system is not selected in Setup, the BIOS auto-configures all Plug
and Play ISA cards.
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is an interface for managing computers in an
enterprise environment. The main component of DMI is the management
information format (MIF) database, which contains information about the computing
system and its components. Using DMI, a system administrator can obtain the
system types, capabilities, operational status, and installation dates for system
components. The MIF database defines the data and provides the method for
accessing this information. The BIOS enables applications such as Intel LANDesk®
Client Manager to use DMI. The BIOS stores and reports the following DMI
information:
• BIOS data, such as the BIOS revision level.
• Fixed-system data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags.
• Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed.
• Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging.
DMI does not work directly under non-Plug and Play operating systems (e.g.,
Windows NT). However, the BIOS supports a DMI table interface for such operating
systems. Using this support, a DMI service-level application running on a non-Plug
and Play OS can access the DMI BIOS information.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
The BIOS supports APM and standby mode. The energy saving standby mode can
be initiated in the following ways:
• Time-out period specified in Setup.