Pnp/Pci Configurations - Abit WI-2P User Manual

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system that 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.
Force Update ESCD
If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to reset the
settings for the Plug & Play ISA Card and the PCI Card, select Enabled. But the next
time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled.
Resources Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of
the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto (ESCD), The IRQ
Resources item will be disabled, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. But if you
have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically, you can select Manual
to set which IRQ is assigned to PCI PnP cards.
The following figure shows you the screen of IRQ resources. Each item has two
options: PCI Device and Reserved. The default setting is PCI Device.
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