Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus
Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the Serial-ATA device 0
primary and secondary interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify
these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible
and optimal configuration.
•
LBA/Large Mode
—This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS
will use LBA mode on the IDE interface. LBA (Logical Block
Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA
mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. The default is
Auto
,
which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use
LBA mode.
•
Block (Multi-sector transfer)
—This setting specifies whether or not
block (multi-sector transfer) mode should be enabled. The default is
Auto
, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not
the device on the IDE interface supports block mode.
•
PIO Mode
—This setting specifies the Programmed I/O mode that
should be used on this IDE interface. As PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The default is
Auto
, which allows the BIOS to
automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE
interface.
•
DMA Mode
—This setting specifies the DMA mode that should be
used on this IDE interface. The default is
Auto
, which allows the BIOS
to automatically detect the DMA mode of the device attached to this
IDE interface.
•
S.M.A.R.T.
—This setting specifies whether or not the
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature is
enabled or disabled. This feature can be used to predict drive failures.
The default is
Auto
, which allows the BIOS to automatically
determine if the attached hard drive is SMART capable, and if so,
to enable the feature.
•
32Bit Data Transfer
—This setting specifies whether or not 32-bit
data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks. The default is
Enabled
.
