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APC-3580 User Manual
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firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows:
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Type: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.)
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LBA Mode: Indicates whether the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data
on a disk drive is supported or not.
Block Mode: Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred
per interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
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PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device.
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DMA Mode: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
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S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
protocol is supported.
Type [Auto]
Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the
Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete.
Not
Installed
BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE
disk drive
on the specified channel.
Auto
DEFAULT
The
BIOS
auto detects
the
IDE disk drive
type
attached to the specified channel. This setting
should
be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to
the
specified channel.
CD/DVD
The CD/DVD option specifies that an IDE
CD-ROM
drive is attached to the specified IDE channel.
The
BIOS does not attempt to search for other types
of IDE
disk drives on the specified channel.
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ARMD This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device. These include,
but are not limited to:
ZIP