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Chapter 3 BIOS Description

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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Default: Auto)

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Choose
“Auto” to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO
mode from 0-4.

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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (Default: Auto)

UItraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a
device that supports UItraDMA, change the appropriate items on this list to
Auto. The available setting values are: Disabled and Auto.

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Serial-ATA (Default: Enabled)

This option is used to disable or enable the serial ATA function.

IDE Function Setup Menu

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Onboard Parallel Port (Default: 378/IRQ7)

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
onboard parallel port controller. The setting values include: Disabled, 378/
IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 and 3BC/IRQ7.

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Parallel Port Mode (Default: SPP)

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port.

The setting values include SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.

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PWRON After PWR-Fail (Default: Off)

This option is used to set what action the PC will take with the power supply
when it resumes after a sudden power failure. The available options are Off
(remain in turn off status), On (power on) and Former-Sts (resume with the
previous status).

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