Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
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Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus
Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the Serial-ATA device 0
primary and secondary interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify
these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible
and optimal configuration.
•LBA/Large Mode—This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS
will use LBA mode on the IDE interface. LBA (Logical Block
Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA
mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. The default is Auto,
which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use
LBA mode.
•Block (Multi-sector transfer)—This setting specifies whether or not
block (multi-sector transfer) mode should be enabled. The default is
Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not
the device on the IDE interface supports block mode.
•PIO Mode—This setting specifies the Programmed I/O mode that
should be used on this IDE interface. As PIO mode increases, the
cycletime decreases. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to
automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE
interface.
•DMA Mode—This setting specifies the DMA mode that should be
used on this IDE interface. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS
to automatically detect the DMA mode of the device attached to this
IDE interface.
•S.M.A.R.T.—This setting specifies whether or not the
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature is
enabled or disabled. This feature can be used to predict drive failures.
The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically
determine if the attached hard drive is SMART capable, and if so,
to enable the feature.
•32Bit Data Transfer—This setting specifies whether or not 32-bit
data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks. The default is
Enabled.