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Bios Settings
Chapter 4
Network Application Platforms
32Bit Data Transfer
This option sets the 32-bit data transfer option.
Option
Description
Disabled
Set this value to prevent the BIOS from
using 32-bit data transfers.
Enabled
Set this value to allow the BIOS to use 32-bit
data transfers on support hard disk drives.
This is the default setting.
Hard disk drive Write Protect
Set this option to protect the hard disk drive from being
overwritten.
Option
Description
Disabled
Set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be
used normally. Read, write, and erase functions
can be performed to the hard disk drive. This is
the default setting.
Enabled
Set this value to prevent the hard disk drive from
being erased.
IDE Detect Time Out (Seconds)
Set this option to stop the AMIBIOS from searching for
IDE devices within the specified number of seconds.
Basically, this allows you to fine-tune the settings to allow
for faster boot times. Keep adjusting this setting until a
suitable timing in which all all IDE disk drives attached.
are detected is found.
Option
Description
0
This value is the best setting to use if the onboard
IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive
in the AMIBIOS.
5
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 5 seconds. A
large majority of ultra ATA hard disk drives can be
detected well within five seconds.
10
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 10 seconds.
