Chapter 3 BIOS Description

IDE Function Setup Menu

vRAID Config

Press <Enter> to set the items of RAID configuration function.

vOnChip IDE Channel 0

This option is used to set the onchip IDE channel 0. The available settings are: Disabled and Enabled.

vPrimary Master/Slave PIO

These two items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmer Input/Output) is used by IDE devices. Choose “Auto” to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4.

vPrimary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UDMA, change the appropriate items on this list to Auto. The available setting values are: Disabled and Auto.

vIDE DMA transfer access

This option is used to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access.

vSerial-ATA Cotroller

This option is used to enable or disable Serial-ATA cotroller.

vIDE Prefetch Mode

This option is used to enable or disable IDE prefetch mode.

vIDE HDD Block Mode

This option is used to set whether the IDE HDD block mode is allowed.

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