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4: Octane III Workstation BIOS Information
Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs.
Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 33.3
MBs.
Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 66.6
MBs.
Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4. It has a data transfer rate of 100
MBs. The options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn.
S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive
failures.
Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect hard disk drive support.
Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T.
Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to support hard drive disk. The
options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.
32Bit Data Transfer
Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.
IDE Detect Timeout (sec)
Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI devices installed
in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35.
Clear NVRAM
This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Yes.
Plug & Play OS
Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system
boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.)