IBM PANEL1173-841 user manual OnChip IDE Device, ¾ IDE HDD Block Mode, ¾ IDE DMA transfer access

PANEL1173-841 User’s Manual

zOnChip IDE Device

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu OnChip IDE Device.

¾IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

¾IDE DMA transfer access

Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE device with minimum CPU intervention. This improves data throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks.

¾On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The default value is “Enabled”.

NOTE Choosing Disabled for these options willautomatically remove the IDE rimaryMaster/Slave PIO and/or IDE Secondary

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