Technical information

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A59IPAB)
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IDE HDD Block Mode: Select enabled only if your hard drives support block mode.
Enabled : Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode. This will provide higher HDD transfer
rates.
Disabled: Disable IDE HDD Block Mode.
If you don't want to use the Onboard IDE connector, than you should
use On-card (PCI or ISA card) IDE connector. You need to set
Onboard Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI
IDE: Disabled from CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP UTILITY.
The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than
18 inches (45 cm.).
4-6 Integrated Peripherals
Note:
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode : ECP / EPP
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto ECP Mode Ise DMA : 3
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto Parallel Port EPP Type : EPP1.9
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
Onboard Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
Onboard Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto
UART 2 Mode : Standard
Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
ESC : Quit : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave UDMA : The default value is Auto.
Auto : Select Primary (Secondary) IDE used Ultra DMA HDD.
Disabled : Disabled Primary (Secondary) IDE used Ultra DMA HDD.
IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave PIO : The default value is Auto.
This field is Selectable Primary (Secondary) IDE PIO Mode (0~4) for HDD.
Onboard Primary PCI IDE: The default value is enabled.
Enabled : Enable Onboard 1st channel IDE port.
Disabled : Disable Onboard 1st channel IDE port, when using On-card (PCI or ISA
card) IDE connector.
Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: The default value is enabled.
Enabled : Enable Onboard 2nd channel IDE port.
Disabled : Disable Onboard 2nd channel IDE port when using On-card (PCI or ISA
card) IDE connector.