SUPER MICRO Computer 6012L-6 user manual Primary IDE Master, Type, LBA/Large Mode

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS

Primary IDE Master

When entering "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de- vices. You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following information:

This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices. When the desired item is highlighted (selected), press "Enter" and the following screen will be displayed:

Type

This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST is completed. The settings include Not installed, Auto, CDROM and ARMD. The "Auto" setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the presence of the IDE controller.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB. The settings are Disabled and Auto. Select "Disabled" to disable LBA mode. Select "Auto" to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode

This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option The settings include Disabled and Auto. Disabled: This op tion prevents the BIOS from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time. Auto: This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi-Sector Trans fers on the specified channel. If supported, this option al lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory. The data transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at a time (if the device supports it).

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