PM845GV1/ PM845GE1/ PM845GL/1 PM845GL1-533
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Peripherals
INTEL OnChip IDE Device
Highlight this field and press “Enter”, it will take you a submenu with following options:
On-Chip Primary / Secondary PCI IDE
This item allows you to enable / disable the on-chip primary / secondary PCI IDE.
Options: Enabled (default), Disabled.
IDE Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO
The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each
IDE devices that onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase
performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best
mode for each device. Options: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4.
Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave Ultra DMA
Ultra DMA functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in
your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95
OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system
software both support Ultra DMA/100, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.
Options: Auto (default), Disabled.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. Select the “Enabled” option if your IDE hard drive supports block
mode (most new drives do). The system will automatically determine the optimal
number of blocks to read and write per sector. Options: Enabled (default), Disabled.
