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BIOS Setup
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MS-9298
BIOS Setup
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MS-9298
Primary/Secondary/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
[Type]
Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive
table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper infor-
mation for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or
listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.
[LBA/Large Mode]
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads and Sectors
[Block(Multi-Sector
Transfer)]
Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors trans-
ferred per block
[PIO Mode]
Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/Output)
[DMA Mode]
Indicates the type of Ultra DMA
[S.M.A.R.T.]
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a util-
ity that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives
you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to
a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
[32 Bit Data Transfer]
Enables 32-bit communication between CPU and IDE controller
Super IO Configuration
Serial Port 1 Address, Serial Port 2 Address
Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/2.
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