
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
ONCHIP IDE DEVICE:
The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the <ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options as shown below:
Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility
OnChip IDE Device
IDE HDD Block Mode |
| [Enabled] | Item Help |
IDE DMA transfer access |
| [Enabled] | |
| Menu Level ► | ||
OnChip Primary PCI IDE |
| [Enabled] | |
| If your IDE hard | ||
IDE Primary Master PIO |
| [Auto] | |
IDE Primary Slave PIO |
| [Auto] | drive supports |
IDE Primary Master UDMA | [Auto] | block mode select | |
IDE Primary Slave UDMA | [Auto] | Enabled for | |
OnChip Secondary PCI IDE | [Enabled] | automatic | |
IDE Secondary Master PIO | [Auto] | detection of the | |
IDE Secondary Slave PIO | [Auto] | optional number | |
IDE Secondary Master UDMA | [Auto] | of block | |
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA | [Auto] | read/writes per | |
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| sector the drive |
*** | [IDE] | can support. | |
SATA Mode |
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| [Auto] |
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X PATA IDE Mode |
| Primary |
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SATA Port |
| P1, P3 is Secondary |
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↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select | F1:General Help | ||
F5: Previous Values | |||
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Descriptions on each item above are as follows:
1.IDE 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
2.IDE DMA Transfer Access
To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access
3.OnChip Primary PCI IDE
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately.
4.Primary Master/Slave PIO
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