3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or
P
ersonal
C
omputer
I
nterconnect, 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.
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 and
the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can
not boot.
Configuration options: Enabled / Disabled
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 absolutely nothing
unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows95. 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 “!”).
Configuration options: Auto (ESCD) / Manual
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at Disabled.
Configuration options: Enabled / Disabled
Maxium Payload Size :
The maximum TLP payload size for the device. As a receiver, the
device must handle TLPs as large as the set value; as transmitter, the device must not generate
TLPs exceeding the set value. range 128b ~ 4 Kb , default 4Kb PS: TLP = Transaction
Layer Packet
