Intel AL440LX User Manual

AL440LX Motherboard Product Guide
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IDE Device Configuration Submenus
Use this submenu to configure IDE devices, including:
• Primary IDE master
• Primary IDE slave
• Secondary IDE master
• Secondary IDE slave
Table 7. IDE Device Configuration Submenus
Feature Options Description
Type
•
None
•
ATAPI Removable
•
CD-ROM
•
User
•
Auto (default)
Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE
devices.
User allows the cylinders, heads, and sectors
fields to be changed.
Auto automatically fills in the values for the
cylinders, heads, and sectors fields.
Cylinders 1 to XXXX Specifies number of disk cylinders.
Heads 1 to 16 Specifies number of disk heads.
Sectors 1 to 64 Specifies number of disk sectors.
Maximum Capacity No options Reports the maximum capacity for the hard disk.
Value calculated from number of cylinders, heads,
and sectors.
Multi-Sector Transfers
•
Disabled
•
2 Sectors
•
4 Sectors
•
8 Sectors
•
16 Sectors (default)
Specifies number of sectors per block for
transfers from the hard drive to memory.
Check the hard drive’s specifications for optimum
setting.
LBA Mode Control
•
Disabled
•
Enabled (default)
Enables or disables logical block addressing (LBA)
in place of the Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors
fields.
CAUTION
Changing the LBA Mode Control after a hard
drive has been formatted can corrupt data on
the drive.
Transfer Mode
•
Standard
•
Fast PIO 1
•
Fast PIO 2
•
Fast PIO 3
•
Fast PIO 4 (default)
Specifies method for transferring data between
the hard drive and system memory.
Ultra DMA
•
Disabled (default)
•
Mode 0
•
Mode 1
•
Mode 2
Specifies the ultra DMA mode for the hard drive.

Intel AL440LX Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	AL440LX
Category	Motherboard
Language	English