SE440BX Motherboard Product Guide

IDE Configuration Submenus

This submenu is for configuring IDE devices, including:

Primary IDE master

Primary IDE slave

Secondary IDE master

Secondary IDE slave

Table 9.

IDE Configuration Submenus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Options

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

 

None

 

Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE

 

 

ATAPI Removable

 

devices.

 

 

Other ATAPI

 

User allows the cylinders, heads, and sectors

 

 

CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

fields to be changed.

 

 

User

 

 

 

 

Auto automatically fills in the values for the

 

 

IDE Removable

 

 

 

 

cylinders, heads, and sectors fields.

 

 

Auto (default)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Capacity

No options

 

Reports the maximum capacity for the hard disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Sector Transfers

Disabled (default)

 

Specifies number of sectors per block for

 

 

2 Sectors

 

transfers from the hard drive to memory.

 

 

4 Sectors

 

Check the hard drive’s specifications for optimum

 

 

8 Sectors

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

16 Sectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

LBA Mode Control

Disabled

 

Enables or disables the LBA mode control.

 

 

Enabled (default)

 

 

 

Transfer Mode

Standard (default)

 

Specifies the method for moving data to/from the

 

 

Fast PIO 1

 

drive.

 

 

Fast PIO 2

 

 

 

 

 

Fast PIO 3

 

 

 

 

 

Fast PIO 4

 

 

 

 

 

FPIO 3 / DMA 1

 

 

 

 

 

FPIO 4 / DMA 2

 

 

 

Ultra DMA

 

Disabled (default)

 

Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive.

 

 

Mode 0

 

 

 

 

 

Mode 1

 

 

 

 

 

Mode 2

 

 

 

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Motherboard, SE400BX specifications

The Intel SE400BX is a high-performance motherboard designed primarily for demanding enterprise applications, delivering reliability and scalability for a wide range of business needs. This board is specifically tailored for use with Intel’s Pentium III and Celeron processors, providing a solid foundation for both server and workstation configurations.

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