24 Appendix B: BIOS Operation
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24.3.1
Master or Slave Submenus
Feature
Option
Description
Type
None
User
Auto
CD-ROM
IDE Removable
ATAPI Removable
Other ATAPI
None = Autotyping is not able to supply the drive type or end user
has selected None, disabling any drive that may be installed.
User = End user supplies HDD information.
Auto = Autotyping. The drive itself supplies the information.
CD-ROM = CD-ROM drive.
ATAPI Removable = Read- and writeable media e.g. LS120 and
USB-ZIP
Other ATAPI = for ATAPI devices not supported by other HDD
features.
Cylinders
1 to 65,536
Number of cylinders.
Heads
1 to 256
Number of read/write heads.
Sectors
1 to 63
Number of sectors per track.
Maximum Capacity
N/A
Displays the calculated size of the drive in CHS.
Total Sectors
N/A
Number of total sectors in LBA mode.
Maximum Capacity
N/A
Displays the calculated size of the drive in LBA.
Multi-Sector Transfer
Disabled
2 sectors
4 sectors
8 sectors
16 sectors
Any selection except Disabled determines the
number of sectors transferred per block.
The standard is one sector per block.
LBA Mode Control
Disabled
Enabled
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place
of CHS.
32-Bit I/O
Disabled
Enabled
Enables 32-bit communication between CPU and IDE card.
Requires PCI or local bus.
Transfer Mode
Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4
FPIO 3 / DMA 1
FPIO 4 / DMA 2
Selects the method for transferring the data between the hard
disk and system memory.
Ultra DMA Mode *
Disabled
MOD0
MOD1
MOD2
MOD3
MOD4
MOD5
Selects the UDMA mode to move data to/from the drive. Autotype
the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This feature is
autodetected.
SMART Monitoring
Disabled
Enabled
Shows whether a disk supports SMART.
Note:
In the Option column, bold shows default settings.
(*) On the 40 pin IDE interface an 80 line UDMA 100 cable is required for proper operation in modes UDMA 3
and higher.
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