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Viglen CX135 User Guide – Version 1.0
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Select "Disabled" to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device
one sector at a time. Select "Auto" to allow the data transfer from and to the
device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options
are
Auto and Disabled.
PIO Mode
IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE
drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The options are
Auto , 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to
allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk
drive support cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO
mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to
use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI
BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to
allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs.
Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has 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
specifications of the drive.
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 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
support 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
"Disabled" 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
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, Mode 1.0, 15, 20, 25, 30,
and
35 .
ATA(PI) 80 pin Cable Detection
This feature allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. The options are:
"Host & Device" , "Host" and "Device."