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PIO mode The PIO mode determines the data rate of
the hard drive.
Information:
This option is not available on the
APC820. Therefore this setting is not
relevant.
Auto Automatic configuration of PIO mode.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Manual configuration of PIO mode.
DMA mode The data transfer rate to and from the
primary master drive is defined here.
The DMA mode must be activated in the
Windows device manager in order to
guarantee maximum performance. Only
possible when manually setting up the
drive. Auto Automatic definition of the transfer rate.
Disabled Manual definition of the transfer rate.
S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring function of modern hard drives
(self-monitoring, analysis and reporting
technology). Auto Automatic detection and enabling.
Disabled Disables this function.
Enabled Enables this function.
32 bit data transfer This function enables 32-bit data transfer. Disabled Disables this function.
Enabled Enables this function.
BIOS setting Meaning Setting options Effect
Table 72: 945GME Primary IDE Master setting options (cont.)