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IDE HDD Block Mode
If this option is enabled, the system BIOS will check the hard disk drive
for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size
depends on the type of your hard disk. If the option is disabled, the
system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for standard mode. The de-
fault value is Enabled.
Enabled
Disabled
IDE controller uses block mode.
IDE controller uses standard Mode.
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IDE HDD Block Mode
IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel
Onboard FDD Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART 2 Mode
Onboard Parallel Port
Onboard Parallel Mode
: Enabled
: AUTO
: AUTO
: AUTO
: AUTO
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Enabled
: 3F8/IRQ4
: 2F8/IRQ3
: Standard
: 378H/IRQ7
: SPP
ESC
F1
F5
F6
F7
:Quit
:Help
:Old Values
:Load BIOS Defaults
:Load Setup Defaults
↑↓→ ←
PU/PD/+/-
(Shift) F2
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:Color
IDE Primary or Secondary Master/Slave PIO
IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard drives.
These drives have a master/slave relationship which are determined by
the cabling configuration used to attach them to the controller. Your
system supports two IDE controllers - a primary and a secondary - so
you have to ability to install up to four separate hard disks.
PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue
a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO
allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the
controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. The
simpler and more efficient (and faster).
