Changing The Bios Language; Plug And Play: Pci Autoconfiguration - Intel MS440GX Product Manual

MS440GX Motherboard Product Guide

Changing the BIOS Language

You can use the BIOS upgrade utility to change the language the BIOS uses for messages and the
Setup program. Use a bootable floppy disk containing the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility and
language files (see "Upgrading the BIOS" on Page 70).
Procedure To: Change the BIOS Language
Step Action
1 Boot the computer with the bootable floppy disk in drive A.
2 The BIOS upgrade utility screen appears.
3 Select Update Flash Memory From a File.
4 Select Update Language Set.
5 Press <Enter>.
6 Select drive A and use the arrow keys to select the correct .lng file.
7 Press <Enter>.
8 When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new language into memory,
select Continue with Programming.
9 Press <Enter>.
10 When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete, remove the floppy disk.
11 Press <Enter>.
12 The computer will reboot and the changes will take effect.

Plug and Play: PCI Autoconfiguration

The BIOS can be set to automatically configure PCI devices and Plug and Play devices. PCI
devices may be onboard or add-in cards. Plug and Play devices are add-in cards built to meet the
Plug and Play specification.
Autoconfiguration lets a user insert or remove PCI or Plug and Play cards without having to
configure the system. When a user turns on the system after adding a PCI or Plug and Play card,
the BIOS can automatically configure interrupts, the I/O space, and other system resources. Any
interrupts set to Available in Setup are considered to be available for use by the add-in card.
PCI interrupts are distributed to available ISA interrupts that have not been assigned to an ISA
card or to system resources. The assignment of PCI interrupts to ISA IRQs is dependent upon a
number of factors including type and number of add-in cards, slot selection, and operating system.
Any change to the hardware or system software configuration can cause a change to the interrupt
configuration of existing devices. PCI devices can share an interrupt, but an ISA device cannot
share an interrupt allocated to PCI or to another ISA device. Autoconfiguration information is
stored in the extended system configuration data (ESCD) format.
For information about the versions of PCI and Plug and Play supported by this BIOS, see Plug and
Play Specification Version 1.0a, May 5, 1994, Compaq Computer Corp., Phoenix Technologies
Ltd., Intel Corporation.
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