Pci / Plug And Play Setup - ECS P6VEMD User Manual

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Peripheral Com-
ponent Interconnect) is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing CPU's when they communicate with own special components.
All the options describes in this section are important and technical and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes
to the default settings.
Plug and Play Aware O/S (No)
Enable this item if you are using an O/S that supports Plug and Play such as
Windows 95/98/ME.
Clear NVRAM (No)
This option can be enabled to delete all plug and play information from plug
and play non-volatile storage. The option will automatically be disabled again
the next time the computer boots.
OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size (32MB)
This option allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use.
PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) (32)
Please leave this field to the default setting for best performance and stability.
Primary Graphics Adapter (PCI)
This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.
PCI IDE BusMaster (Enabled)
Set this option to enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has
bus mastering capability.
OffBoard PCI IDE Card (Auto)
This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in
the computer. You must also specify the PCI expansion slot on the mainboard
where the offboard PCI IDE controller card is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE
34