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P4vtg-m bios setup, 5 integrated peripherals – chiliGREEN P4VTGM User Manual

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P4VTG-M BIOS Setup

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5 Integrated Peripherals

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Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

VIA OnChip IDE Device

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA OnChip IDE Device” label and then
press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

IDE DMA Transfer Access

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE
interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a
primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive
access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary
and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO

mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface