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MSI 945GC Networks User Manual

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[LBA/Large Mode]

Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad-
dressing to be used in place of Cylinders,
Heads and Sectors

[Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)] Any selection except Disabled determines

the number of sectors transferred per block

[PIO Mode]

Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/
Output)

[DMA Mode]

Indicates the type of Ultra DMA

[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 sta
tus 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.

[32 Bit Data Transfer]

Enables 32-bit communication between
CPU and IDE card

Super IO Configuration

Serial Port 1 Address, Serial Port 2 Address

Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/2.

Serial Port 2 Mode

This setting specifies the operation mode of the serial port 2.

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