User Guide

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/ ECP Mode Use DMA:
When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP, the DMA
channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3.
OnBoard IDE-1 Controller:
Onboard PCI IDE 1 controller can be set as Enable or Disable.
/ Master drive PIO Mode:
ä Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD in order
to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
ä Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
/ Slave drive PIO Mode:
ä Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD in order
to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
ä Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
OnBoard IDE-2 Controller:
The onboard IDE-2 controller can be set at Enable of Disable.
/ Master drive PIO Mode:
ä Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
ä Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
/ Slave drive PIO Mode:
ä Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
ä Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
MODE 0~4 reflects the HDD data transfer rate. The higher the
MODE value is, the better is the HDD data transfer rate. But it
does not mean that you can select the highest MODE value just as
you like, you first have to be sure that your HDD supports this
MODE, otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate
normally.
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