Pnp Installation Tips; Bios User's Information; Error And Status Messages; Messages And Beep Codes - NEC MC2200 User Manual

PNP Installation Tips

Some common PCI tips are listed here.
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Reserve interrupts (IRQs) and/or memory addresses specifically for ISA adapters.
This prevents PCI cards from trying to use the same settings ISA cards are using.
Use the RCU to keep track of ISA adapter resources.
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Certain drivers may require interrupts that are not shared with other PCI drivers.
The RCU can be used to adjust the interrupt numbers for PCI devices. For certain
drivers, it may be necessary to alter settings so that interrupts are not shared.

BIOS User's Information

This section describes the various screen messages and beep codes of the system BIOS.
The BIOS indicates errors by writing an error code to the PS/2-standard logging area in
the Extended BIOS Data Area, and by displaying a message on the screen, which is
sometimes preceded by the POST Error Code. The error code will also be logged to the
Event Logging area.

Error and Status Messages

Table 5-2 is an alphabetic list of error and status messages that BIOS generates and an
explanation of each message. Many of the messages refer to the built in Setup program.
For more information about Setup, refer to the Configuring Your System chapter.
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