Gateway ALR 7200 User Manual
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BIOS Setup 67
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Multi-Sector Transfers: enabling this option allows multiple
sector data transfers on compatible drives. The options are
Disabled,
Standard, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors,
and
16 Sectors.
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LBA Mode Control: enabling this option causes Logical Block
Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors.
The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled.
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32 Bit I/O: enabling this option allows 32-bit communication
between the processor and the IDE controller. The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled.
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Transfer Mode: selects the method for moving data to and from
the drive. The options listed are those supported by the drive and
the platform; either
Standard, Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3,
and
Fast PIO 4;
or
Standard, FPIO3/DMA1,
and
FPIO4/DMA2.
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Ultra DMA Mode: enabling this option allows a faster data
transfer rate with compatible drives. The options are
Mode 0,
Mode 1,
and
Mode 2.
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