Abit KR7A User Manual page 57

Introducing the BIOS 3-29
IRQ/Event Activity Detect:
The following is a list of IRQ's (Interrupt ReQuests) and list of the events. When an I/O device wants to
gain the attention of the operating system, it causes an IRQ or event to occur. When the operating system
is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service.
Figure 3-7B. IRQ/Event Activity Detect Setup Menu
VGA:
Two items available: OFF or ON. The default setting is OFF. When set to ON, any event occurring at a
VGA port will awaken a system that has powered down.
LPT & COM:
Four items are available: NONE ) LPT ) COM ) LPT/COM. The default setting is LPT/COM. When
set to LPT/COM, any event occurring at a LPT (printer) or COM (serial) port will awaken a system that
has powered down.
HDD & FDD:
Two items are available: OFF or ON. The default setting is ON. When set to ON, any event affecting a
hard disk drive or floppy drive port will awaken a system that has powered down.
PCI Master:
Two items are available: OFF or ON. The default setting is OFF. When set to ON, any event affecting the
PCI Master signal will awaken a system that has powered down.
PowerOn by PCI Card:
Two items are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When set to Enabled, any
event affecting PCI card will awaken a system that has powered down.
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