Chapter 2: BIOS information
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2.3.3
Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1/2
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices.
There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press
<Enter>
to display the IDE/SATA device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,
LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These
values are not user-configurable. These items show
N/A
if no IDE/SATA device is installed in
the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of the IDE drive. Setting this item to
[Auto]
allows automatic selection of the
appropriate IDE device type. Select
[CDROM]
if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM
drive. Select
[ARMD]
(ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120,
or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting this item to
[Auto]
enables the LBA mode if the
device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode
disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When you set this item to
[Auto]
, the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-
sector transfer feature. When you set this item to
[Disabled]
, the data transfer from and to
the device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus.
2.3.4
Storage Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the storage devices
installed in the system. Select an item then press
<Enter>
if you want to configure the item.
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Sets the ATA/IDE configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Sets Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, or both as native mode. Configuration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA]
[S-ATA] [P-ATA]
