Pnp/Pci Configurations - Biostar I86PE-A7 Bios Setup 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 of 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.
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ESET ONFIGURATION
The system BIOS supports the PnP feature that requires the system to
record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict.
Every peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node
records which resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record
and update ESCD to the memory locations.
reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen,
the system's ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies
from the last one. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to
update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the "Disabled" mode.
The above settings will be shown on the screen only if "Manual" is chosen
for the resources controlled by function.
Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA
Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that
a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on
cards and peripherals.
The Choices:
Disabled (default), Enabled.
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