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3-9 Miscellaneous Control
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed 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.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Flash Write Protect
PnP OS Installed
Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources
Assign IRQ For VGA
Assign IRQ For USB
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↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F5:Previous Values
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration
Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot. The
settings are: Enabled and Disabled.
Resource 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 Windows
this field to "manual" choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that
follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a ">").
The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on
the type of device using the interrupt.
Please refer to section 3-9-1
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.
PnP/PCI Configurations
Enabled
No
Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter
Enabled
Enabled
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F6:Optimized Defaults
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Item Help
Menu Level >
F1:General Help
F7:Standard Defaults
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