User`s manual

[Type]

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note

that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard

disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If

your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to

define your own drive type manually.

[LBA/Large Mode]

Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of

Cylinders, Heads and Sectors

[Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)]

Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred

per block

[PIO Mode] Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/Output)

[DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA

[S.M.A.R.T.] This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring

Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S. M.A.R.T is a

utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you

an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe

place before the hard disk becomes offline.

[32 Bit Data Transfer] Enables 32-bit communication between CPU and IDE

device

Hard Disk Write Protect

This option allows users to write protect boot sector on hard disk to protect

against viruses.

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

This setting allows you to set the time out value for the BIOS to delay the

initialization of IDE devices.

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This BIOS feature allows you to control whether both IDE controller and IDE

device should be allowed to detect the type of IDE cable used.