Chapter Three : AMIBIOS Setup
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Section 2
Advanced Setup,
Continued
Primary and Secondary IDE Master : Hard Disk Drive
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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Main
Advanced
PCIPnP
Security
Exit
Power
Boot
Chipset
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+ -
F1
F10
ESC
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
Primary IDE Master
Device
Vendor
Size
LBA Mode
Block Mode
PIO Mode
Async DMA
Ultra DMA
S.M.A.R.T
: Hard Disk
: Maxtor 4G160Jb
: 163.9GB
: Supported
: 16Sectors
: 4
: MultiWord DMA-2
: Ultra DMA-6
: Supported
Type
LBA/ Large Mode
Block (Multi - Sector Transfer)
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
S.M.A.R.T.
23Bit Data Transfer
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
Field Description
Device
Type of device, such as hard disk drive.
Vendor
Manufacturer of the device.
Size
The size of the device.
LBA Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA
mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities over 137 GB, your
AMIBIOS is equipped with 48-bit LBA mode addressing.
Block Mode
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.
PIO Mode
IDE PIO mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE
controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases.
Async DMA
This indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
Ultra DMA
This indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
SMART
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol used by IDE drives of some
manufacturers to predict drive failures.
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