Auto Page A780 user manual LBA/Large Mode, Block Multi-Sector Transfer, PIO Mode, DMA Mode

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

IDE Master

Device	:Hard Disk
Vendor	:MAXTOR 6L080J4
Size	:80.0 GB
LBA Mode	:Supported
Block Mode	:16Sectors
PIO Mode	:4
Async DMA	:MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA	:Ultra DMA-6
S.M.A.R.T.	:Supported

Type	[Auto]
LBA/Large Mode	[Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)	[Auto]
PIO Mode	[Auto]
DMA Mode	[Auto]
S . M . A . R . T .	[Disabled]
32Bit Data Transfer	[Disabled]

Select the type

of device connected to the system.

	Select Screen
	Select Item
+-	Change Option
F1	General Help
F9	Load Defaults
F10	Save and Exit
ESC	Exit

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TYPE

Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].

[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device.

[Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.

After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]:This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives.

[ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO.

LBA/Large Mode

Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer.

PIO Mode

Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing.

DMA Mode

DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices.

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