BIOS
EP-3WXA/4/4Y
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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 abso-
lutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as
WindowsÒ95. If you set 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 “Ø”).
The choice: Auto(ESCD), Manual.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, de-
pending on the type of device using the interrupt.
IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned to
This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not avail-
able to any PCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus
specification, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard
whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
The Choice: Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.
DMA Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel a type,
depending on the type of device using the DM channel.
DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to
Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI/
ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for
PCI or ISA bus architecture.
Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.
Memory Resources
This sub menu can let you control the memory resource.
Reserved Memory Base
Reserved a low memory for the legacy device(non-PnP device).
Choices are C800, CC00, D000, D800, DC00, D400, N/A.
Reserved Memory Length
Reserved a low memory length for the legacy device(non-PnP device).
Choices are 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K.
Summary of Contents for EP-3WXA
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