Intel IM-Q35 Series User Manual
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BIOS Setup
specifications of your drive must match with
the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for
this category. If your hard disk drive type is
not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to
define your own drive type manually.
[LBA/Large Mode]
Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad-
dressing to be used in place of Cylinders,
Heads and Sectors
[Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)] Any selection except Disabled determines
the number of sectors transferred per block
[PIO Mode]
Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/
Output)
[DMA Mode]
Indicates the type of Ultra DMA
[S.M.A.R.T.]
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T.
(Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.
M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk sta
tus to predict hard disk failure. This gives you
an opportunity to move data from a hard disk
that is going to fail to a safe place before the
hard disk becomes offline.
[32 Bit Data Transfer]
Enables 32-bit communication between
CPU and IDE card
Super IO Configuration
Serial Port 1 / 2 Address
Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/2.
Serial Port2 Mode
This item allows you to select mode for Serial Port2.
Watch Dog
This feature is used to enable/disable the Watch Dog feature.
Chassis Intrusion
The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear
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