IEI Integration AFL-4 series-N270 v2.10 - Manual (Page 89)

AFL-4 Series-N270 User Manual
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Auto D EFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi-Sector Transfer support on the
drive on the specified channel. If supported the data
transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at
a time.
 PIO Mode [Auto]
Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timing
cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode
increases, the cycle time decreases.
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Auto D EFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk
drive support cannot be determined.
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0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps
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1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps
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2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBps
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3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps
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4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps
(This setting generally works with all hard disk drives
manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE
CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.)
 DMA Mode [Auto]
Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options.
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Auto D EFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE
disk drive support cannot be determined.
 S.M.A.R.T [Auto]
Use the S.M.A.R.T option to auto-detect, disable or enable Self-Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology (SMART) on the drive on the specified channel. S.M.A.R.T predicts
impending drive failures. The S.M.A.R.T BIOS option enables or disables this function.