Kontron ETX-LX - Manual (Page 41)

11 Appendix C: BIOS Operation
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11.8 Integrated Peripherals
Feature Option Description
Master Drive PIO Mode
Slave Drive PIO Mode
Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for
each device.
IDE Primary Master /
Primary Slave UDMA Disabled
Auto
Enables or disables UDMA support for Primary IDE
IDE DMA transfer
access Disabled
Enabled
Enables or disables IDE DMA transfer access
IDE HDD Block Mode
Disabled
Enabled
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
Onboard FDC
Controller Disabled
Enabled
Select "Enabled" if you want to use the onboard Floppy Disk Controller
and you wish to use it. If you have installed an add-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, select Disabled.
Note: If Onboard Floppy Disk Controller is enabled DMA is not
possible on ISA Bus devices and for onboard LPT.
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Disabled
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Auto
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial port
UART Mode select
IrDA
ASKIR
Normal
Select the mode for the second serial port
RxD, TxD Active Hi,Hi