Specifications

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Auto-Detected Drive Parameters
The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of
the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows:
 Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.)
 Type: Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select
 Vendor: Lists the device manufacturer
 Size: List the storage capacity of the device.
 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.
 PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device.
 Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
 Ultra DMA: Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
 S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is
supported.
 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer.
Î 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.
Î
Not Installed
BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on
the specified channel.
Î
Auto D
EFAULT
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.
Î
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.
Î
ARMD
This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device.
These include, but are not limited to:
Î ZIP
Î LS-120
Î LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Use the LBA/Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA (Logical Block Addressing). LBA
is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB.
Î
Disabled
BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the
specified channel.
Î
Auto D
EFAULT
BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified
channel.
Î Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto]
Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector
transfers.