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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE
interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively in-
creased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically deter-
mines the best mode for each device.
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The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard
drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA
driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If
both of your hard drive and your system software support Ultra
DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
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The choice: Auto or Disabled.
Init Display First
This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on-chip VGA
first.
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The choice: PCI Slot or AGP.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block
mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection
of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can
support.
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The choice: Enabled or Disabled
Onboard FDD Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC)
installed on the system board and you want to use it. If you install
add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in
this field.
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The choice: Enabled or Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port1/2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and sec-
ond serial ports.
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The choice: 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,Auto, or
Disabled.
