Supero SUPER P3TSSA, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts
to boot from after AMIBIOS POST is completed. The settings
include "Not installed", "Auto", "CDROM" and "ARMD". The
"Auto" setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the pres
ence of the IDE controller.
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing
data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capac
ity is 137 GB. The settings are "Disabled" and "Auto." Se
lect "Disabled" to disable LBA mode. Select "Auto" to enable
LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already for
matted with the LBA mode.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode
This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option
The settings include "Disabled" and "Auto." Disabled: This
option prevents the BIOS from using Multi-Sector Transfer on
the specified channel. The data to and from the device will
occur one sector at a time. Auto: This option allows the
BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi-Sector Trans
fers on the specified channel. If supported, this option al
lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block
for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory. The data
transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at
a time (if the device supports it).
PIO Mode
IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles be
tween the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As
the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The
settings are: "Auto", "0", "1", "2", "3" and "4."
DMA
This item allows the users to select the DMA mode. The
settings are: "Auto", "SWDMA0", "SWDMA1", "SWDMA2",
"MWDMA0", "MWDMA1", "MWDM2", "UWDMA0", "UWDMA1",