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Auto-Detected Drive Parameters
The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically
detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed
as follows:
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Device : Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.)
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Type : Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select
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Vendor : Lists the device manufacturer
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Size : List the storage capacity of the device.
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LBA Mode : Indicates whether the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a
method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not.
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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.