[plug] documentation for "pnp os installed"?

[Sham Chukoury]

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2001/01/intnull.html

<quote>
If the option is set to "Yes", the allocation of your machine's
resources (IO Ports, IRQs, and DMAs) will be handled by the operating
system. If the option is set to "No", the allocation of the resources
will be handled by the BIOS. The setting must be set to "No" to run a
Linux system, otherwise you might get in trouble with the following
components: 
      * ISA Devices 
      * PCI Devices 
      * some "onboard" components
      * USB Devices
</quote>

http://www.pcmech.com/show/bios/343/

<quote>
If all your operating systems support Plug & Play (PnP), select Yes so
that they can take over the management of device resources. If you are
using a non-PnP-aware OS or not all of the operating systems you are
using support PnP, select No to let the BIOS handle it instead. Some say
that it is best to leave this option set to No regardless of whether
your OS is PNP-capable or not. The reason is that when it is set to No,
the BIOS will attempt to resolve any resource conflicts. If it is set to
Yes, even if a conflice is detected, the BIOS will ignore it. So,
setting it to Yes provide a bit of a safety net, and it will not affect
the ability of the OS to perform PNP on its own.
</quote>

http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Speed_Demonz/BIOS_Guide/BIOS_Guide_04a.htm

Lots of stuff on the last url there, including url's to relevant
comments. Check it out. :P

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