KX400+ series mainboard
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VIA OnChip IDE Device
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA Onchip IDE Device” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:
IDE Channel 0/1
The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select
“Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and/or
secondary add-in IDE interface. Options: Enabled (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
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
increased performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically
determines the best mode for each device. Options: Auto (default)
、
Mode0
、
Mode1
、
Mode2
、
Mode3
、
Mode4.
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 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
VIA OnChip PCI Device
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA OnChip PCI Device” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: