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BIOS Setup
GMB-Q7710-LLVA User’s manual
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Sata1 ~ Sata5
[Type]
Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select
[Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with
the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for
this category. If your hard disk drive type is
not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to
define your own drive type manually.
[LBA/Large
Mode]
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Address-
ing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads
and Sectors
[Block
(Multi-Sector
Transfer)]
Any selection except Disabled determines the
number of sectors transferred per block
[PIO Mode]
Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed
Input/Output)
[DMA Mode]
Indicates the type of Ultra DMA
[S.M.A.R.T.]
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T.
(Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technol-
ogy) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T
is a utility that monitors your disk status to
predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that
is going to fail to a safe place before the hard
disk becomes offline.
[32 Bit Data
Transfer]
Enables 32-bit communication between
CPU and IDE controller
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Sata Mode Selection
This setting specifies the SATA controller mode.
