User's Manual

BIOS Setup 9
Primary Master Submenu Options 3
Options and settings for the Primary Master Submenu are given in Table 3-2.
* These values can be changed when Hard Disk is selected.
Table 3-2. BIOS Setup Primary Master Configuration Options
Option Settings Description
Type Auto
None
Hard Disk
IDE hard disk drive configuration method.
Select [Auto] to load configuration parameters from
the hard disk drive automatically. Selecting [None]
disables the hard drive. Selecting [Hard Disk] allows
you to manually enter parameter values for the
remaining options listed in this table.
Cylinders* 0 to 65535 Number of cylinders.
Heads* 1 to 16 Number of read/write heads.
Sectors* 0 to 63 Number of sectors per track.
Maximum Capacity xxxxMB Display only.
Multi-Sector Transfers* Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors
32 Sectors
64 Sectors
128 Sectors
Number of sectors used in multisector transfers.
You can cycle through the settings for this option to
select values up to the maximum 128 sectors
allowable for the hard disk drive. (Selecting the
maximum, or values larger than the default may
degrade performance.)
LBA Mode Control* Disabled
Enabled
Logical Block Address (LBA) mode control. Selecting
[Enabled] causes logical block addressing to be
used. Selecting [Disabled] causes cylinder, head,
and sector addressing to be used.
PIO Transfer Mode* Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4
Determines the method for data transfers to and from
the hard disk drive.
(Choosing [Auto] for the HDD Configuration option
selects the optimum setting for this option.)
DMA Transfer Mode* Disabled
Multiword DMA 1
Multiword DMA 2
Ultra DMA 0
Ultra DMA 1
Ultra DMA 2
Determines the mode used for DMA transfers to/from
the drive. (Choosing [Auto] for the HDD
Configuration option selects the optimum setting for
this option.)