Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu
In the following table, the features other than “Type” appear only for Type Auto if a drive is detected.
Table 8. | Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu | ||
Feature |
| Choices | Description |
Type |
| User | User allows the manual entry of all fields described below. |
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| Auto | Auto allows the system to attempt |
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| type. | |
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| ATAPI Removable | |
| Disabled | Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector | |
Transfers |
| 2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors | transfers. |
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| For Type Auto, this field is informational only. |
LBA Mode |
| Disabled | For Type Auto, this field is informational only. |
Control |
| Enabled |
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32 Bit I/O |
| Disabled | Enabling allows |
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| Enabled | For Type Auto, this field is informational only. |
Transfer Mode | Standard | Selects the method for moving data to and from the drive. | |
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| Fast PIO 1 | For Type Auto, this field is informational only. |
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| Fast PIO 2 |
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| Fast PIO 3/DMA 1 |
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| Fast PIO 4/DMA 2 |
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Ultra DMA Mode | Disabled | For use with Ultra DMA drives. Ultra DMA is disabled by | |
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| Enabled | default to work around a chipset erratum. |
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| For Type Auto, this field is informational only. |
Processor Settings Submenu
Table 9. | Processor Settings Submenu | ||
Feature |
| Choices | Description |
Processor Retest | No | Select yes for the BIOS to clear historical processor status | |
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| Yes | and retest all processors on the next boot. |
Processor Serial Number | Enabled | If enabled, the system records the serial number of each | |
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| Disabled | processor. |
Memory Cache | Enabled | Controls cacheability. For debug purposes only. | |
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| Disabled |
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Measured Processor Speed | N/A | Reports the speed of Processor 1. | |
Processor 1 CPU ID | N/A | Reports Stepping for Processor 1. | |
Processor 1 L2 Cache Size | N/A | Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 1. This feature is | |
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| hidden if processor 1 is absent or disabled. |
Processor 2 CPU ID | N/A | Reports Stepping for Processor 2. | |
Processor 2 L2 Cache Size | N/A | Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 2. This feature is | |
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| hidden if processor 2 is absent or disabled. |
Processor 3 CPU ID | N/A | Reports Stepping for Processor 3. | |
Processor 3 L2 Cache Size | N/A | Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 3. This feature is | |
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| hidden if processor 3 is absent or disabled. |
Processor 4 CPU ID | N/A | Reports Stepping for Processor 4. | |
Processor 4 L2 Cache Size | N/A | Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 4. This feature is | |
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| hidden if processor 4 is absent or disabled. |
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