BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Intel® RAID Technology
This BIOS setting is present
only on Intel® Desktop Boards
that include support for RAID.
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables Intel® RAID technology. If you plan on
configuring your system for Intel® Matrix Storage
Technology, enable this setting before installing your
operating system.
For information on Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, refer to
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-
012075.htm
LBA Mode Control
This BIOS setting is present
only if an IDE device is
installed.
No changeable
options
Specifies LBA mode control.
For information on LBA, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_block_addressing
Legacy IDE Channels • PATA Pri only
• PATA Sec only
• PATA PRI and
Sec
• SATA P0/P1
only
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Sec
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Pri
Options may vary
depending on
board model.
Configures PATA and SATA resources for OS requiring
legacy IDE operation.
PATA = Parallel ATA
SATA = Serial ATA
Maximum Capacity No changeable
options
Displays the capacity of the drive.
Onboard Chip SATA • IDE Controller
• SATA Disabled
IDE Controlle
r
- both IDE and SATA channels will be
detected.
SATA Disabled - SATA channels will not be detected.
PATA Master
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows [Not
installed] if no drive is installed.
PATA Slave
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows [Not
installed] if no drive is installed.
PCI IDE Bus Master • Disabled
• Enabled
Allows a PCI device to initiate a transaction as a master.
PIO Mode
This BIOS setting is present
only if an IDE device is
installed.
• Auto
• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
Specifies the PIO mode.
For information on PIO Mode, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIO_Mode
Primary IDE Master
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Primary IDE Slave
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.