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3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration
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.
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.
Configuration options: Enabled / Disabled
Resource controlled by
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug
and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are
using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows95. If you set this field to “manual” choose
specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub menu is preceded
by a “!”).
Configuration options: Auto (ESCD) / Manual
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at Disabled.
Configuration options: Enabled / Disabled