AOpen AP43, User Manual

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AMI BIOS
3-14
User’s Guide
Secondary 1st IDE Block Mode
This function enhances the performance of the primary IDE hard disk
connected to your IDE 2 connector. This parameter is normally set to
Disabled
. If enabled
,
it allows data transfer in block (multiple
sectors) by increasing the data transfer rate. Disable the parameter if
your hard disk does not support this feature.
Secondary 2nd IDE Block Mode
This function enhances the performance of the secondary IDE hard
disk connected to your IDE 2 connector. This parameter is normally
set to
Disabled
. If enabled
,
it allows data transfer in block
(multiple sectors) by increasing the data transfer rate. Disable the
parameter if your hard disk does not support this feature.
LBA Mode
This enhanced IDE feature allows you to use a hard disk with a
capacity greater than 528 MB. This is made possible through the
Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. Set this parameter to
Enabled
if your hard disk supports this feature. The default setting
is
Disabled
.
32-bit Transfer
Normally, this parameter is set to
Disabled
. Enabling this function
improves disk performance by increasing the data transfer rate from
16-bit to 32-bit.