Acer Altos R500 - Manual (Page 77)

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Size Specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB User Input
Hard Disk
LBA Mode When set to Auto, the BIOS utility automa-
tically detects if the installed hard disk sup-
ports the function. If supported, it allows
you to use a hard disk with a capacity of
more than 528 MB. This is made possible
through the Logical Block Address (LBA)
mode translation. However, this enhanced
IDE feature works only under DOS, Win-
dows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Win-
dows NT 3.5 and above, and Windows
2000. Other operating systems require this
parameter to be set to Disabled. Auto
Disabled
Hard Disk
Block Mode Enhances disk performance depending on
the hard disk in use. If you set this parame-
ter to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically
detects if the installed hard disk drive
suports the Block Mode function. If sup-
ported, it allows data transfer in blocks
(multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per
cycle. Auto
Disabled
Hard Disk 32-
bit Access Improves system performance by allowing
the use of the 32-bit hard disk access. This
enhanced IDE feature works only under
DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows
98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Novell
Netware. If your software or hard disk
does not support this function, set this
parameter to Disabled. Enabled
Disabled
Advanced
PIO Mode When set to Auto, the BIOS utility automa-
tically detects if the installed hard disk sup-
ports the function. If supported, it allows
for faster data recovery and read/write
timing that reduces hard disk activity time.
This results in better hard disk perfor-
mance. To disregard the feature, change
the setting to Disabled. Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Enabled
Disabled
Parameter Description Option
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