User's Manual Part 3

Advanced Hard Disk Features
Feature Options Description
Type None
User
Auto (Default)
IDE Removable
CD-ROM
ATAPI Removable
None = Autotyping is not able to
supply the drive type, or end user has
selected None, disabling any drive
that may be installed.
User = You supply the hard-disk
drive information in the following
fields.
Auto = Autotyping, the drive itself
supplies the information.
IDE Removable = Removable disk
drive
CD-ROM = CD-ROM drive.
ATAPI Removable = Removable
disk drive.
Cylinders 1 to 65,536 Number of cylinders.
Heads 1 to 16 Number of read/write heads.
Sectors
Multi-Sector Transfers
Disabled
Standard
2 sectors
4 sectors
8 sectors
16 sectors
Any selection except Disabled
determines the number of sectors
transferred per block. Standard is 1
sector per block.
LBA Mode Control Enabled
Disabled
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block
Addressing to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads, & Sectors.
32-Bit I/O
Enabled
Disabled (Default)
This setting enables or disables 32-bit
IDE data transfers.
Transfer Mode
Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4
OR
Standard
Fast DMA A
Fast DMA B
Fast DMA F
Selects the method for transferring
the data between the hard disk and
system memory. The Setup menu
only lists those options supported by
the drive and platform.
Ultra DMA Mode Disabled
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Mode 5
Selects the Ultra DMA mode used for
moving data to/from the drive.
Autotype the drive to select the
optimum transfer mode.
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