In WXP, how must be set PNP OS in bios? No or yes? Thanks
If your system components are compatible with XP, either setting is fine.
Personally, I prefer to use Yes whenever possible.
Selecting Yes means that the system passes off the assignment of IRQs and
resources the operating system. If this is a system with modern power
management features, Device Manager will show almost all devices
"sharing" one or two IRQ's. Resource management in XP is mature enough
that it handles this configuration very well.
Selecting No means that most of these details will be managed by the system
board. It communicates the assignments to the operating system and the
operating system configures everything else around the set values. You will
see a more traditional IRQ arrangement in Device Manager with this setting.
Using "No" is helpful if you have hardware installed that need specific
resources assigned.
