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Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO
The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE
devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance
incrementally. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Options: Auto (default)
、
Mode0
、
Mode1
、
Mode2
、
Mode3
、
Mode4.
IDE Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your
system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third
party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA
100, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support. Options: Auto (default)
、
Disabled
IDE Prefetch Mode
The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If you install a
primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled” if the interface does not
support prefetching. Options: Enabled (default)
、
Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
Select the “Enabled” option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do). The
system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector.
Options: Enabled (default)
、
Disabled
Serial-ATA
This item allows you to enable or disable the S ATA device. Options: Enabled (default)
、
Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum
When you installed a SATA device this item will allow you to enable/ disable the SATA speed
spread spectrum. We recommend you to enabled this item to decrease EMI noise.
Options: Enabled (default)
、
Disabled
IDE RAID
If you highlight the “IDE RAID” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a submenu
with the following options:
IDE RAID
This item allows you to enable or disabled the following six options. Options: Enabled
、
Disabled
(default)
