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Chapter 4, Bios settings – Lanner FW-8760 User Manual

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Bios Settings

Chapter 4

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32Bit Data Transfer

This option sets the 32-bit data transfer option. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Enabled.

Option

Description

Disabled

Set this value to prevent the BIOS from

using 32-bit data transfers.

Enabled

Set this value to allow the BIOS to use 32-bit

data transfers on support hard disk drives.

This is the default setting.

Hard disk drive Write Protect

Set this option to protect the hard disk drive from being
overwritten. The Optimal and

Fail-Safe default setting is

Disabled.

Option

Description

Disabled

Set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be
used normally. Read, write, and erase functions
can be performed to the hard disk drive. This is
the default setting.

Enabled

Set this value to prevent the hard disk drive from
being erased.

IDE Detect Time Out (Seconds)

Set this option to stop the AMIBIOS from searching for

IDE devices within the specified number of seconds.

Basically, this allows you to fine-tune the settings to allow

for faster boot times. Keep adjusting this setting until a

suitable timing in which all all IDE disk drives attached.

are detected is found. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

setting is 35.

Option

Description

0

This value is the best setting to use if the onboard
IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive
in the AMIBIOS.

5

Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 5 seconds. A
large majority of ultra ATA hard disk drives can be
detected well within five seconds.