User Manual

MiniStation All-in-One Petit Board User’s Manual

Award BIOS Setup

z PNP OS Installed

Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows 95). The default value is

“No”.

z Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If

you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ), DMA assignment, and Used DMA fields disappear, as the BIOS

automatically assigns them. The default value is “Manual”.

z 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 cannot boot. The default value is “Disabled”.

z IRQ n Assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending

on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific

interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).

2. PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA

bus architecture.

The default values for all IRQ n are “PCI/ISA PnP” for IRQ 5/9/12/14/15 and “Legacy ISA” for IRQ 3/4/7/10/11.

z DMA n Assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types,

depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific DMA

channel.

2. PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA

bus architecture.

The default values for all DMA n are “PCI/ISA PnP”.

z Used MEM base addr

Select a base address for the memory area used by any peripheral that requires high memory. The default setting

is “N/A”.

z Assign IRQ for USB

This item allows you to assign IRQ for the USB interface. The default value is “Enabled”.

z OnBoard Ethernet BootROM

The BIOS of SBC8361 includes Boot ROM for Novell. This item allows user to enable or disable such function.