IDE Device Configuration
You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Primary IDE Master
Device | :Hard Disk |
Vendor | :ST340014A |
Size | :40.0 GB |
LBA Mode | :Supported |
Block Mode | :16Sectors |
PIO Mode | :4 |
Async DMA | :MultiWord |
Ultra DMA | :Ultra |
S.M.A.R.T. | :Supported |
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Type | [Auto] |
LBA/Large Mode | [Auto] |
Block | [Auto] |
PIO Mode | [Auto] |
DMA Mode | [Auto] |
S . M . A . R . T . | [Disabled] |
32Bit Data Transfer | [Enabled] |
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.
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