NTM6900 / WTM7026 Technical Reference
Advanced Setup
PIO Mode
IDE Programmed I/O (PIO) Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the
programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases.
Set the
PIO Mode
option to
Auto
to have AMIBIOS select the PIO mode used by the IDE drive
being configured. If you select a specific value for the PIO mode, you must make
absolutely
certain that you are selecting the PIO mode supported by the IDE drive being configured.
The Setup screen displays the system option:
PIO Mode [Auto]
Available options are:
Auto
0
1
2
3
4
DMA Mode
This option allows you to select DMA Mode for the device.
The Setup screen displays the system option:
DMA Mode [Auto]
Available options are:
Auto
SWDMA0
(SingleWord DMA 0 - 2)
SWDMA1
SWDMA2
MWDMA0
(MultiWord DMA 0 - 2)
MWDMA1
MWDMA2
UDMA0
(UltraDMA 0 - 6)
UDMA1
UDMA2
UDMA3
UDMA4
UDMA5
UDMA6
S.M.A.R.T.
This option allows AMIBIOS to use the SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) protocol for reporting server system information over a network.
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