They are better than Plug an Play. PnP doesn't let
you choose any
settings. Not having jumpers is a nice way to have it too. Plus not
all PS/2s use the referance partition (IML).
Some like my 8573-121 use a reference disk instead. Anytime
you add or remove a board you use the setup disk to copy the
appropriate ADF file to that disk and it sets it up. I think it's a
bit easier to manage than the reference partition.
Jeff
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