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H8DSR-8/H8DSR-i User's Manual
data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode
1 for a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO
mode 2 for a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use
PIO mode 3 for a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS
to use PIO mode 4 for a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally
works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives,
such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifi cations of the drive.
DMA Mode
Select the DMA mode of the drive. Options are SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWD-
MA2, MWDMA0, MWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0, UDMA1 and UDMA2.
S.M.A.R.T.
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard
disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using the
S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to sup-
port hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and
Auto
.
32-Bit Data Transfer
Select "Enabled" to activate the function of 32-Bit data transfer. Select "Dis-
abled" to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
Hard Disk Write Protect
Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data
from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or
Disabled
.
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA, ATA PI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
and
35
.
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect the 80-Pin ATA(PI) cable. The op-
tions are
Host & Device
, Host and Device.
