Dell Dimension L c Series, Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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B-10 Dell Dimension Lxxxc Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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Type Specifies the type of hard-disk drive. Selections are User ,
Auto , CD-ROM , ATAPI Removable , Other ATAPI , IDE
Removable , and None .
LBA Mode
Control
Determines LBA mode control. Set to Enabled (default)
unless directed to change it by a Dell technical support
representative.
Multi-Sector
Transfers
Determines the number of sectors per block during multiple-
sector transfers. If Type is set to User , available settings for
Multi-sector Transfers are 2 Sectors , 4 Sectors , 8 Sectors ,
16 Sectors , or Disabled (turns off the feature).
PIO Mode Selects method of moving data to and from the EIDE drive.
The PIO modes can improve the performance of a hard-disk
drive. (The higher the PIO number, the faster the transfer;
most newer drives support PIO 4 .) For the optimum transfer
mode, set Type to Auto .
Ultra DMA Sets the Ultra DMA mode for the drive. Options are Dis-
abled (default), Mode 0 , Mode 1 , Mode 2 , Mode 3 , or
Mode 4 .
NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.