IEI Technology IMBA-XQ354, User Manual

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IMBA-XQ354 Motherboard
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Block Mode : Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the
amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per
interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB
per interrupt.
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PIO Mode : Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device.
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Async DMA : Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is
supported.
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Ultra DMA : Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
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S.M.A.R.T. : Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology protocol is supported.
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32Bit Data Transfer : Enables 32-bit data transfer.
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Type [Auto]
Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from
after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete.
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Not Installed
BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk
drive on the specified channel.
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Auto D
EFAULT
The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type
attached to the specified channel. This setting should
be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the
specified channel.
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CD/DVD
The CD/DVD option specifies that an IDE CD-ROM
drive is attached to the specified IDE channel. The
BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of
IDE disk drives on the specified channel.
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ARMD
This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media
Device. These include, but are not limited to:
ZIP
LS-120