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Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto]

Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the

device supports multi-sector transfers.

Disabled

BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the

specified channel. The data to and from the device occurs

one sector at a time.

Auto D

EFAULT

BIOS auto detects Multi-Sector Transfer support on the

drive on the specified channel. If supported the data

transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at

a time.

PIO Mode [Auto]

Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timing

cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode

increases, the cycle time decreases.

Auto D

EFAULT

BIOS automatically detects the PIO mode. Use this value if the

IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

0

PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3 MB/s

1

PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2 MB/s

2

PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3 MB/s

3

PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1 MB/s

4

PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6 MB/s

(This setting generally works with all hard disk drives

manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE

CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.)

DMA Mode [Auto]

Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options.