SUPER MICRO Computer AS1020S-8 DMA Mode, A.R.T, Bit Data Transfer, Hard Disk Write Protect

AS1020S-8 User's Manual

data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 for a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 for a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 for a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 for a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifi cations of the drive.

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode of the drive. Options are SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWD- MA2, MWDMA0, MWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0, UDMA1 and UDMA2.

S.M.A.R.T.

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to sup- port hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select "Enabled" to activate the function of 32-Bit data transfer. Select "Dis- abled" to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA, ATA PI devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35.

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect the 80-Pin ATA(PI) cable. The op- tions are Host & Device, Host and Device.

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