Nexcom EBC575 Series Manual page 50

Resources Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play
compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play
operating system such as going into each of the submenus that follows this field. The choices are Auto
(ESCD) and Manual.
IRQ Resources
When User select Manual for Resource Controlled, this setting allow the user to specify what IRQ will be
assigned to PCI devices in the chosen slot. Options available: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15.
Memory Resource
Memory length can be reserved as 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB or 64 KB and its address can be selected from C800
to DC00. Reserved memory address can not be modified when "Resource Controlled" is Auto.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This setting is used only to solve the visualization problems with dedicated MPEG decompression cards. In
such specific case, setup the voice on Enabled to allow the BIOS to monitor the visualization passages
between the principal card and the card of decodes. The default setting is Disabled.
Assign IRQ for VGA
Enable this setting assigns an IRQ channel to the graphic card, allows the revival of the system from a
hibernation state when activity is noticed on the graphic card. If you are not using your system's VGA controller,
select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.
Assign IRQ for USB
Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB devices connected. If you
are not using your systems USB controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.
PCI Latency Timer (CLK)
The latency timer defines the minimum amount of time, in PCI clock cycles, that the bus master can retain
the ownership of the bus. The Choices are from 0 to 255. The default value is 32.
After you have made your selections in the PnP/PCI Configuration setup, press the <ESC> key to go back to
the main program screen.
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