Chapter 2
Installation and BIOS Setup
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[Multisector Transfers]
Any selection except
Disabled
determines the number of sectors
transferred per block.
[LBA Mode Control]
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block
Addressing to be used in place of
cylinders, heads, and sectors.
[32-Bit I/O]
Enables 32-bit communication between
the CPU and IDE card.
[Transfer Mode]
Selects the method for transferring the
data between the hard disk and system
memory.
[Ultra DMA Mode]
Indicates the type of Ultra DMA.
Boot Features
Use this submenu to configure system boot features.
Floppy Check
Use this setting to cause the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot
time. When enabled, the BIOS activates the floppy disk drives during the
boot process. The drive activity light turns on, and the head moves back and
forth once. Options:
[Disabled]
,
[Enabled]
.
Summary Screen
Select
[Enabled]
to display the system summary screen during boot.
Options:
[Enabled]
,
[Disabled]
.
Boot-Time Diagnostic Screen
Select
[Enabled]
to view the system diagnostic screen during boot.
Options:
[Enabled]
,
[Disabled]
.
QuickBoot Mode
Set this item to
[Enabled]
to allow the system to boot within 5 seconds by
skipping some check items. Options:
[Enabled]
,
[Disabled]
.
Installed Memory/Available to OS/Used by Devices
These read-only items show the system memory status.
