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4.12 PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. Peripheral Component Interface, 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. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen
displays this menu:
Figure 4-7: BIOS – PnP/PCI Configurations
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 Card and
the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can
not boot. The choices are Enabled and Disabled.
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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), Manual.
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