4 BIOS setup
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Size Size of the selected device
Type Driver type Auto
CD-ROM
ARMD
Not Installed
LBA/Large
Mode
Selects the hard disk drive translation
method. For drivers with more than
504 MB, the LBA mode is necessary.
Auto
Disabled
Block Mode Enhances disk performance depending on
the hard disk in use.
If you set this parameter to Auto, BIOS
setup automatically detects if the
installed hard disk drive suports the Block
Mode function. If supported, it allows
data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors)
at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle.
If you set this parameter to Disabled, data
transfer from and to the device occurs
one sector at a time.
Auto
Disabled
PIO Mode When set to Auto, BIOS setup
automatically detects if the installed hard
disk supports the function. If supported,
it allows for faster data recovery and
read/write timing that reduces hard disk
activity time. This results in better hard
disk performance. Mode 0 to 4 provide
successive increase of performance.
Auto
0
1
2
3
4
DMA Mode Selects DMA (Direct Memory Access)
mode. Options include:
Auto: Auto detected
SWDMAn: SingleWordDMAn
MWDMAn: MultiWordDMAn
UDMAn: UltraDMAn
Auto
SWDMAn
MWDMAn
UDMAn
Parameter Description Option
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