Intel iEi Motherboard A300 User Manual

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A300 Motherboard

this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

0

PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps

1

PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps

2

PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBps

3

PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps

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]

The DMA Mode BIOS selection adjusts the DMA mode options.

Auto

(Default)

The BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the

IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

S.M.A.R.T [Auto]

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) feature can help predict

impending drive failures. The S.M.A.R.T BIOS option enables or disables this function.

Auto

(Default)

BIOS to auto detects if the hard disk drive supports

S.M.A.R.T. Use this setting if the IDE disk drive support

cannot be determined.

Disabled

Select this value to prevent the BIOS from using the

SMART feature.

Enabled

Select this value to allow the BIOS to use the SMART

feature on support hard disk drives.

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