3-7
BIOS Setup
Type
This item allows you to select how to define the HHDD parameters.
LBA/Large Mode
This item allows you to enable or disable the LBA (Logical Block Address, the logical
block size in hard disk) mode. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled].
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Select Auto for a hard disk performance.
PIO Mode
This item allows you to enable or disable the PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode.
DMA Mode
This item allows you to enable or disable the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode.
S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk
status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a
hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
Settings: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled].
32Bit Data Transfer
Enable 32bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.
Drive A
This item allows you to set the type of the floppy drives installed. Available options:
[Disabled], [360 KB, 5
1/4
], [1.2 MB, 5
1/4
], [720 KB, 3
1/2
], [1.44 MB, 3
1/2
], [2.88MB, 3
1/2
].
Halt On
The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.
Available options are:
[No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
[All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.
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