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Motherboard User’s Guide
IDE Devices
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Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices
(Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard supports two SATA channels and
each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these items to configure each
device on the IDE channel.
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
LBA/Large Mode (Auto)
Use this item to set the LAB/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by
optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto)
If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing
more data during each transfer.
Type (Auto)
Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. If the feature
is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during
each transfer.
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Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Master
Type Auto
LBA/Large Mode Auto
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Auto
PIO Mode Auto
DMA Mode Auto
S.M.A.R.T Auto
32Bit Data Transfer Enabled
Help Item
Device : Not Detected
F10: Save and Exit
mnlk
: Move Enter : Select
+/-/: Value
F9: Optimized Defaults ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
32Bit Data Transfer (Enabled)
Use this item to set the onboard SATA-IDE channel to be disabled, IDE, or RAID.
S.M.A.R.T. (Auto)
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.
DMA Mode (Auto)
DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer-speed and data-integrity for com-
patible IDE devices.
PIO Mode (Auto)
Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the
hard disk timing.
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