Pnp/Pci Configuration; Pnp/Pci Configurations - MSI 648 Max User Manual

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AMI BIOS Setup

PNP/PCI Configuration

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play)
feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows
I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when
communicating with its 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.
Clear ESCD
The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Non-volatile
Random Access Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for
both PNP and non-PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to
Yes, the system wil reset ESCE NVRAM right after the system is booted up and
then set the setting of the item back to No automatically. Settings: Yes, No.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
PCI VGA palette is the set of colors currently used by the video device. Some
special VGA cards may not show colors correctly and need to look into the
video device's VGA palette to determine what colors are in use. Then you
have to turn on the palette "snoop", permitting the palette registers of both
VGA devices to be identical. The setting must be set to Enabled if any non-
standard VGA adapter card, such as MPEG card, installed in the system requires
VGA palette snooping.
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