MSI MS-9A08 - Manual (Page 57)

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MS-9A08
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master
[Type] Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual],
[None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifica-
tions of your drive must match with the drive
table. The hard disk will not work properly if you
enter improper information for this category.
If your hard disk drive type is not matched or
listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own
drive type manually.
[LBA/Large
Mode]
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing
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 status 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 controller
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