beautypg.com

Foxconn NFPIK8AA-8EKRS User Manual

Page 62

background image

54

Chapter 3 BIOS Description

IDE Function Setup Menu

OnChip IDE Channel0/1 (Default: Enabled/Enabled)

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for

two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

(Default: Auto)

These four items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmer Input/Output)
is used by IDE devices. Choose “Auto” to let the system auto detect which PIO
mode is best.

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.

IDE DMA transfer access (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE
Hard Drive.

Serial-ATA 1/2/3/4 (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to enable or disable onchip Serial-ATA controller 1/2/3/4.

IDE Prefetch Mode (Default: Disabled)

The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching, for faster drive
accesses. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface,
set this option to Disabled if the interface dose not support prefetching.

IDE HDD Block Mode (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set whether the IDE HDD Block Mode is allowed.