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Chapter 2 21
IDE Function Setup
Parameter Description Option
OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enables or disables the first IDE channel. Enabled
Disabled
Primary Master PIO
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 progressive increase of
performance.
Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Primary Master UDMA
Enables or disables the primary and master UDMA mode
Auto
Disabled
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Disabled
IDE DMA Transfer Enables or disables DMA (Direct Memory Access) transfers for all IDE
drives.
Enabled
Disabled
Serial-ATA Controller Enables or disables the serial ATA controller. Enabled
Disabled
IDE Prefetch Mode Enables or disables the IDE controller to prefetch data from the IDE drive. Enabled
Disabled