Pnp/Pci Configurations - MSI MS-6593 User Manual

MS-6593 ATX Mainboard

PNP/PCI Configurations

Plug and Play Aware O/S
When set to Yes, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting. The
rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Win-
dows ® 98, 2000 or ME. When set to No, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.
Clear NVRAM
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 will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up
and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically.
PCI Latency Timer
This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another
takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transac-
tions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.
PCI IDE BusMaster
Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local
bus has bus mastering capability.
Primary Graphics Adaptor
This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.
PCI Slot1 IRQ, PCI Slot2/5 IRQ, PCI Slot3/6 IRQ, PCI Slot4 IRQ
These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot.
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