User's Manual

■ chapter 2 bios setup and security feature
Primary
IDE
Master
Primary Master is where BIOS tries to
boot from first. The primary master
controls the hard drive. Normally, Auto
is selected.
Secondary
IDE
Master
Auto
ARMD
ATAPI CDROM
Not Installed
The secondary master controls the
ATAPI CD-ROM drive. Normally, Auto is
selected.
►Super IO Configuration (Port Address)
Item Selections /
Sub-menu
Description
IR Mode SIR
FIR
Choose Fast IR for greater data
bandwidth.
On Board
Parallel
Port
Disabled
378 / IRQ7
278 / IRQ5
[Disabled]:
The port is disabled.
Or you may choose a value for the
parallel port.
Parallel
Port Mode
Normal
ECP+EPP
EPP
ECP
You may choose any one of these
settings. ECP offers the best
performance.
About Hard Disk Drive Setting
Select Auto to let BIOS configure the drive parameters
automatically. Only for certain old types of hard disk drive will you
need to modify the settings. After pressing Enter on [Hard Disk],
BIOS display the drive parameters. If the detected drive parameters
are not correct or if you’re trying to enable the enhanced IDE
feature, you may still change the value manually.
 32 Bit Mode:
Select On to allow data transmission in 32-bit format.
 PIO Mode:
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