Main Menu – System functions
LBA Mode Control
Sets addressing to use consecutive sector numbers (LBA = Logical Block Addressing).
Enabled
If the hard disk supports LBA mode and it has a capacity of more than 528 MByte,
then the BIOS uses converted hard disk parameters. This allows the disk’s full
capacity to be used.
Disabled
The BIOS uses the hard disk parameters and supports a maximum capacity of
528 MBytes.
32 Bit I/O - Bus width for data transfer
This
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es the bus width for data transfer between the processor and the hard disk controller.
Enabled
The data transfer is 32 bits in width at the PCI bus. This enhances performance.
Disabled
The data transfer is 16 bits in width.
Transfer mode
Speci
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es the method used to transfer data from the hard disk to the main memory.
Standard
Fast PIO_1
Fast PIO_2
Fast PIO_3
Fast PIO_4
FPIO 3 / DMA 1
FPIO 4 / DMA 2
Ultra DMA Mode – Transfer Speed
Performance,increasing
Harddisk
Speci
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es that the hard disk drive should use a fast Ultra DMA transfer mode.
Disabled
The fast Ultra DMA transfer mode is not set.
Mode
0, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5,
6
The fast Ultra DMA transfer mode is set.
SMART Monitoring
Shows whether SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology)
monitoring is activated for the hard disk.
Enabled
SMART monitoring is activated.
Disabled
SMART monitoring is deactivated.
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