CyberResearch CPEX P4-24-X - Manual (Page 38)

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Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the
appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a
CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is
either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA (Logical Block Addressing)/Large mode. Setting to Auto
enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not
previously formatted with LBA mode disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data transfer
from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports
multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data transfer from and to
the device occurs one sector at a time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
IDE Programmed I/O (PIO) Mode programs the timing cycle between IDE drive and
the programmable IDE controller. As PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases.
Select [Auto] to let AMIBIOS select the PIO mode. If you select a specific value for
the PIO mode, you must be absolutely sure that the value you are selecting is
supported by the IDE being configured.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode for the device.
Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0]
[MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
SMART stands for Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It allows
AMIBIOS to use the SMART protocol to report server system information over a
network.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. If the host controller does not support
32-bit data transfer, this menu must be set to [Disabled]
Configuration options:[Disabled] [Enabled]
Hard Disk Write protect [Disabled]
This menu allows you to enable or disable the hard disk write protect.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]
This menu allows you to configure the mechanism for detecting 80-pin ATA(PI)
cable.
Configuration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device]