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NOTE If BIOS Setup does not find the drive parameters when set to Auto, select User for this
parameter and complete the information manually using the settings provided in your drive
specifications.
NOTE Flashing the BIOS resets the Secondary Master BIOS parameter to None. To support an IDE
CD-ROM drive, you must set the Secondary Master BIOS parameter to Auto after flashing
the BIOS.
Multi-Sector Transfers
This setting determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers. The
default setting is Auto. Other settings are Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 6 Sectors, 8 Sectors
and 16 Sectors.
LBA Mode Control
Enabling this setting causes Logical Block Addressing (LBA) to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads and Sectors. LBA Mode Control supports drives larger than 500 MB. The
default setting is Enabled.
32-Bit I/O
This setting allows you to enable the 32-bit I/O function of the PCI IDE controller. Select
Enabled if the drive supports 32-bit I/O. The default setting is Disabled.
Transfer Mode
This setting controls the transfer speeds for IDE devices.
Mode
MB per second
Fast PIO 1 5.22
Fast PIO 2 8.33
Fast PIO 3 11.1
Fast PIO 4 (default) 15.5
Smart Monitoring
This feature monitors your hard disk drive and reports any problems detected. This option
cannot be changed.
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