Chapter 7: BIOS

Type

Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CD-ROM and ATAPI Removable.

Multi-Sector Transfers

Select the number of transfer sectors. Options are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32-bit I/O

Selects 32-bit I/O operation. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

Selects the transfer mode. Options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

Selects Ultra DMA Mode. Options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system.

Extended Memory

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SUPER MICRO Computer 6012P-6 Type, Multi-Sector Transfers, LBA Mode Control, Bit I/O, Transfer Mode, Ultra DMA Mode