▶IDE Configuration
▶Primary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
[Type] | Press PgUp/<+> or |
| Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive |
| table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper infor- |
| mation for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or |
| listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually. |
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[LBA/Large Mode] | Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of |
| Cylinders, Heads and Sectors |
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Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors trans- | |
Transfer)] | ferred per block |
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[PIO Mode] | Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) |
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[DMA Mode] | Indicates the type of Ultra DMA |
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[S.M.A.R.T.] | This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. |
| Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a util- |
| ity that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives |
| you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to |
| a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. |
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[32 Bit Data Transfer] | Enables |
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