945P-A7 BIOS Manual
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ONCHIP IDE DEVICE
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector
read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode
(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
The Choices: Enabled
(default)
,
Disabled
.
IDE DMA Transfer Access
This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access.
The Choices: Enabled
(default), Disabled.
On-chip Primary PCI IDE
This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDE Channel.
The Choices: 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 of the IDE devices that the 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.
The Choices: Auto
(default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, and
Mode4.
