Help Configuring BIOS for Mandrake 9.0

[StranGe-DaZe]

hi, I'm getting my comp ready to install and have done alot of reading, checked out my hardware and it all seems good at the moment, except in the documentation it says I need to disable Plug & Play in my BIOS, so I thought fair enough and went into the Setup menu (running Win98SE, going to dual boot) and it's in there the problem lies, cos well basically I have no idea what it all means so I was hoping someone here could shed some light on what needs to be done, here's what it says in the PnP/PCI Configuration Menu:

Reset Configuration Data - Disabled
- (in the Item Help it says: Default is 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 OS cannot boot)

Resources Controlled By - Auto (ESCD)
(-Item Help: BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and plug & play devices. If you choose auto, you cannot select IRQ, DMA and memory base fields, since BIOS automatically assigns them.)

x IRQ Resources - Press Enter <-- that's grayed out
x Memory Resources - Press Enter <-- grayed out too

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop - Disabled
Assign IRQ for VGA - Disabled


Any help with this really really appreciated, thanks

[JohnT]

Resources Controlled By - Auto (ESCD)


Change this field to Non-Auto, or whatever the equivalent choice is on your machine. This will let Linux control these factors.

[StranGe-DaZe]

thanks alot JohnT, I thought it might be that but all the other stuff got me confused

[JohnT]

Originally posted by StranGe-DaZe
thanks alot JohnT, I thought it might be that but all the other stuff got me confused

A lot to learn all at once.:D