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Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Size

Specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB

User input

Hard Disk LBA

When set to Auto, the BIOS utility

Mode *

automatically detects if the installed hard

 

disk supports the function. If supported, it

 

allows you to use a hard disk with a

 

capacity of more than 528 MB. This is made

 

possible through the Logical Block Address

 

(LBA) mode translation. However, this

 

enhanced IDE feature works only under

 

DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows

 

98, Windows NT 3.5 and above, and

 

Windows 2000. Other operating systems

 

require this parameter to be set to

 

Disabled.

Auto

Disabled

Hard Disk

Enhances disk performance depending on

Block Mode *

the hard disk in use. If you set this

 

parameter to Auto, the BIOS utility

 

automatically detects if the installed hard

 

disk drive suports the Block Mode function.

 

If supported, it allows data transfer in

 

blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of

 

256 bytes per cycle.

Auto

Disabled

Hard Disk Improves system performance by allowing 32-bit Access * the use of the 32-bit hard disk access. This

enhanced IDE feature works only under DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Novell Netware. If your software or hard disk does not support this function, set this parameter to Disabled.

Enabled

Disabled

Advanced PIO

When set to Auto, the BIOS utility

Mode *

automatically detects if the installed hard

 

disk supports the function. If supported, it

 

allows for faster data recovery and read/

 

write timing that reduces hard disk activity

 

time. This results in better hard disk

 

performance. To disregard the feature,

 

change the setting to Disabled.

Enabled

Auto

Mode 0

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3

Mode 4 Disabled

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