Section 3 Pci/Pnp Setup; Plug And Play O/S; Pci Latency Timer - American Megatrends Olympus III User Manual

Section 3 PCI/PnP Setup

Choose PCI/PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP Setup options
are described in this section. The PCI/PnP Setup screen is shown below:
Main
Advanced PCI/PnP Settings
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections
Plug & Play O/S

PCI Latency Timer

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
Palette Snooping
PCI IDE BusMaster
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card
IRQ3
IRQ4
IRQ5
IRQ7
IRQ9
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ14

Plug and Play O/S

Option Description
No This value allows the BIOS to configure the devices in the system. This is the default value.
Yes This value allows the operating system to configure all Plug and Play devices not required
during boot. Use this setting if your operating system supports plug and play devices.
PCI Latency Timer
This option allows the PCI Latency Timer to be adjusted. Basically, it allows you to set a
delay to allow the BIOS to find all PCI devices. This option sets the latency of all PCI
devices on the PCI bus. The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings is 64.
Option Description
32 This option sets the PCI latency to 32 PCI clocks.
64 This option sets the PCI latency to 64 PCI clocks. This is the default setting.
96 This option sets the PCI latency to 96 PCI clocks.
128 This option sets the PCI latency to 128 PCI clocks.
160 This option sets the PCI latency to 160 PCI clocks.
192 This option sets the PCI latency to 192 PCI clocks.
224 This option sets the PCI latency to 224 PCI clocks.
248 This option sets the PCI latency to 248 PCI clocks.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Advanced PCIPnP Security
may cause system to malfunction.
[No]
[32]
[Yes]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
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Chipset
Power Exit
NO: Lets the BIOS
configure all the
devices in the system.
YES: Lets the
operating system
configure Plug and
required for boot if
your system has a Plug
and Play operating
system.
Select Screen
Select Item
+ -
Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Chapter Three : AMIBIOS Setup
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