Table 2-3Computer Setup—Storage (continued)

 

Translation Parameters (ATA disks only)

 

NOTE: This feature appears only when User translation mode is selected.

 

Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS

 

to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive

 

can accept. Logical cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may not exceed 256. The

 

number of sectors per track may not exceed 63. These fields are only visible and changeable when

 

the drive translation mode is set to User.

 

Default Values IDE/SATA

 

Allows you to specify the default values for the Multisector Transfers, Transfer Mode, and Translation

 

Mode for ATA devices.

 

 

Storage Options

Removable Media Boot

 

Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.

 

Legacy Diskette Write

 

Enables/disables ability to write data to legacy diskettes.

 

BIOS DMA Data Transfers

 

Allows you to control how BIOS disk I/O requests are serviced. When Enable is selected, the BIOS

 

will service ATA disk read and write requests with DMA data transfers. When Disable is selected,

 

the BIOS will service ATA disk read and write requests with PIO data transfers.

 

SATA Emulation

 

Allows you to choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed by the operating system. The

 

only supported option is IDE, which is the deault.

 

NOTE: RAID is not supported on the xw3400 Workstation.

 

SATA 0 and 2

 

Allows you to enable or disable DOS and boot accesses to the Primary channel of the first SATA

 

controller. This feature only applies when SATA Emulation = IDE.

 

NOTE: Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel.

 

SATA 1 and 3

 

Allows you to enable or disable DOS and boot accesses to the Secondary channel of the first SATA

 

controller. This feature only applies when SATA Emulation = IDE.

 

NOTE: Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel.

 

SATA 4 (some models)

 

Allows you to enable or disable DOS and boot accesses to the Primary channel of the second SATA

 

controller. This feature only applies when SATA Emulation = IDE.

 

NOTE: Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel.

 

SATA 5 (some models)

 

Allows you to enable or disable DOS and boot accesses to the Secondary channel of the second SATA

 

controller. This feature only applies when SATA Emulation = IDE.

 

NOTE: Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel.

 

 

DPS Self-Test

Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard drives capable of performing the Drive Protection System

 

(DPS) self-tests.

 

 

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