Dell Dimension V350 - Primary IDE Master Submenu

A-8 Dell Dimension V xxx and V xxx c Systems Service Manual
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Type
Specifies the type of hard-disk drive. If the drive
supports the auto-detect feature, set this option
to
Auto
.
Cylinders
,
Heads
, and
Sectors
can be
edited if
Ty p e
is set to
User
. For a non-IDE drive,
set
Type
to
None
.
Maximum
Capacity
Displays the drive’s maximum storage capacity.
Multi-sector
Transfers
Determines the number of sectors per block dur-
ing multiple-sector transfers. If
Ty p e
is set to
User
, set
Multi-sector Transfers
to
2 Sectors
,
4
Sectors
,
8 Sectors
, or
16 Sectors
or disable the
feature.
LBA Mode
Control
Set to
Enabled
(default) unless directed to
change it by a Dell technical support representa-
tive.
Transfer
Mode
Selects method of moving data to and from the
EIDE drive. Options include
Standard
and the
PIO
modes
1
,
2
,
3
, and
4
, which can improve the
performance of a hard-disk drive. (The higher the
PIO number, the faster the transfer; most newer
drives support
Fast PIO 4
.) For the optimum
transfer mode, set
Type
to
Auto
. If
Type
is set to
Disabled
,
PIO
is turned off.
Ultra DMA
Sets the Ultra DMA mode for the drive.
NOTE: The Glossary in the Online Guide defines abbreviations and acronyms.