The Previous Chapter

The previous chapter provided a detailed description of the two configuration mechanisms used in a PCI Express platform: the PCI-compatible configuration mechanism, and the PCI Express enhanced configuration mechanism. It provided a detailed description of the initialization period immediately following power-up, as well as error handling during this period.

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