BIOS

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

It allows your system HDD controller to run faster.

Rather than having the BIOS issue with a series of commands that transferring to or from the disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly.

When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. Setting: Auto (Default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

It allows your system to improve disk I/O throughput to 33MB/sec with the Ultra DMA33 feature.

Setting: Disabled, Auto.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default).

IDE HDD Block Mode

It allows your HDD controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your HDD drive.

Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default).

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Diamond Systems LX800 PC/104 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO, IDE Primary Master/Slave Udma, IDE DMA Transfer Access