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32 SKA4 Baseboard Product Guide
Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu
In the following table, the features other than “Type” appear only for Type Auto if a drive is
detected.
Table 8. Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu
Feature Choices Description
Type User
Auto
CD-ROM
ATAPI Removable
User allows the manual entry of all fields described below.
Auto allows the system to attempt auto-detection of the drive
type.
CD-ROM allows the manual entry of fields described below.
Multi-Sector
Transfers
Disabled
2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors
Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector
transfers.
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
LBA Mode
Control
Disabled
Enabled
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
32 Bit I/O
Disabled
Enabled
Enabling allows 32-bit IDE data transfers.
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
Transfer Mode
Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3/DMA 1
Fast PIO 4/DMA 2
Selects the method for moving data to and from the drive.
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
Ultra DMA Mode
Disabled
Enabled
For use with Ultra DMA drives. Ultra DMA is disabled by
default to work around a chipset erratum.
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
Processor Settings Submenu
Table 9. Processor Settings Submenu
Feature Choices Description
Processor Retest
No
Yes
Select yes for the BIOS to clear historical processor status
and retest all processors on the next boot.
Processor Serial Number
Enabled
Disabled
If enabled, the system records the serial number of each
processor.
Memory Cache
Enabled
Disabled
Controls cacheability. For debug purposes only.
Measured Processor Speed N/A Reports the speed of Processor 1.
Processor 1 CPU ID N/A Reports Stepping for Processor 1.
Processor 1 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 1. This feature is
hidden if processor 1 is absent or disabled.
Processor 2 CPU ID N/A Reports Stepping for Processor 2.
Processor 2 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 2. This feature is
hidden if processor 2 is absent or disabled.
Processor 3 CPU ID N/A Reports Stepping for Processor 3.
Processor 3 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 3. This feature is
hidden if processor 3 is absent or disabled.
Processor 4 CPU ID N/A Reports Stepping for Processor 4.
Processor 4 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 4. This feature is
hidden if processor 4 is absent or disabled.