Star Micronics PCI/ISA System Board D6-IN - Manual (Page 33)

D6-IN System Board Manual
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility
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came with your system. If not, contact your dealer or the
hard drive manufacturer to fill in this category. If you are
using a SCSI hard drive, select None and refer to the
documentation which came with the SCSI adapter.
Multiple-Sector Transfers
This category determines the number of sectors per block
for multiple sector transfers. The options are Disabled
(default), 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors.
LBA Mode Control
Enable LBA (Logical Block Addressing) to support IDE
drives larger than 528MB in size. The default setting is
Disabled.
32-Bit I/O
This category allows you to enable the 32-bit I/O function
of the PCI IDE controller. Select Disabled if your drive
will not run at this speed. The default setting is Enabled.
Transfer Mode
This category provides the transfer modes for the PCI
IDE controller. The options are Fast PIO 4, Fast PIO 3,
Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 1 and Standard (default).
Fast PIO 4 is equivalent to Mode 4 supporting a minimum
cycle time of 120ns (16.6MB/sec.). Fast PIO 3 is equiva-
lent to Mode 3 supporting a minimum cycle time of 180ns
(11.1 MB/sec.). Fast PIO 2 supports a minimum cycle
time of 240ns (8.33 MB/sec.). Fast PIO 1 supports a
minimum cycle time of 383ns (5.22 MB/sec.). Standard
supports a minimum cycle time of 600ns (3.3 MB/sec.).
NOTE: See your drive specifications before setting this
category.