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Chapter 2
Integrated Peripherals
The following table describes each Integrated Peripherals parameters. Settings in boldface are the default
and suggested values.
Parameter
Description
Options
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer,
multiple commpands or multiple sector
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports
block mode ( most new drives do), select
“Enabled” for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block read/write per
sector the drive can support.
Enabled
Disabled
On Chip Primary PCI IDE
The integrated peripheral controller
contains an IDE interface with support two
IDE channels, select Enabled to activate
each channel separately
Enabled
Disabled
IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
Setting these items to “Auto” activates the
HDD speed auto-detect function. The PIO
mode specifies the data transfer rate of the
HDD. For example, mode 0 data transfer
rate is 3.3MB/s, mode 1 is 5.2 MB/s, mode
2 is 8.3MB/s, mode 3 is 11.1 MB/s and
mode 4 is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk
performance becomes unstable, you may
manually try the slower mode.
Auto
, mode 1, mode 2,
mode 3 and mode 4
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