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58 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 8300 Server

ATAPI Removable - Select this option if the drive is an
ATAPI removable disk drive.

None - “Auto” has been unable to supply the drive type or
select “None” to disable any drive installed.

Multi-Sector Transfers: enabling this option allows multiple
sector data transfers on compatible drives. The options are

DISABLED, STANDARD, 2 SECTORS, 4 SECTORS, 8
SECTORS,

and

16 SECTORS

.

LBA Mode Control: enabling this option causes Logical Block
Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors.
The options are

ENABLED

and

DISABLED

.

32 Bit I/O: enabling this option allows 32-bit communication
between the processor and the IDE controller. The options are

ENABLED

and

DISABLED

.

Transfer Mode: selects the method for moving data to and from
the drive. The options listed are those supported by the drive and
the platform; either

STANDARD, FAST PIO 1, FAST PIO 2, FAST

PIO 3,

and

FAST PIO 4

; or

STANDARD, FAST DMA A, FAST

DMA B

, and

FAST DMA F

.

Ultra DMA Mode: enabling this option allows a faster data
transfer rate with compatible drives. The options are

ENABLED

and

DISABLED

.

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