Chapter 4: BIOS
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IDE Confi guration
Onboard PCI IDE Controller
This setting allows you to
Enable
or Disable the PCI IDE controller.
On Chip SATA Channel
This setting allows you to
Enable
or Disable the OnChip SATA channel.
On Chip SATA Type
Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type. Options include
Native IDE
, RAID, AHCI and Legacy IDE.
SATA IDE Combined Mode
This setting allows you to
Enable
or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode.
PATA Channel Confi guration
This allows you to set PATA channel confi guration. Options include
SATA as
Primary
or SATA as secondary.
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Type
This selects the type of device connected to the system. Options include
Auto
, CD/DVD, Not Installed and ARMD
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk
drive. The options are Disabled and
Auto
.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block
mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
Select "Disabled" to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device
one sector at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the
device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options
are
Auto
and Disabled.
