Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V20z - Manual (Page 30)

2-6 Sun Fire V20z Server User Guide • March 2004
Primary
Master
Primary
Slave
Secondary
Master
Set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master/Slave
and IDE Secondary Master slots. Press Enter to
activate the submenu screen to configure each of
these settings. The submenu options include:
• Type: The type of IDE hard drive. Options include:
Auto (allows BIOS to automatically determine the
hard drive’s capacity, number of heads, etc.), User,
a number from 1 to 39 to select a predetermined
type of hard drive, CD-ROM, ATAPI Removable,
and IDE Removable.
Auto
Multisector
• Multi-Sector Transfers: The number of transfer
sectors. Options include: Disabled, 2, 4, 8, and 16
sectors.
Disabled
• LBA Mode Control: Determines whether BIOS will
access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA
mode. Options include: Enabled and Disabled.
Disabled
• 32-bit I/O: Selects the 32-bit I/O operation. Options
include: Enabled and Disabled.
Disabled
• Transfer Mode: Selects the transfer mode.
Options include: Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2,
Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1, and
FPIO4/DMA2.
Standard
• Ultra DMA Mode: Selects Ultra DMA Mode.
Options include: Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4, Mode 5, and Mode 6.
Disabled
HDD Post
Write
Buffer Enable or disable HDD Post Write Buffer support. Enabled
Large Disk
Access
Mode For UNIX, Novell Netware, or other operating
systems select Other. If you are installing new
software and the drive fails, change this selection
and try again. Different operating systems require
different representations of drive geometries.
Options include: DOS and Other. DOS
Boot
Summary Enable or disable display of the system configuration
on boot. Disabled
System
Memory Displays how much system memory is recognized as
present in the system. Current
memory
Extended
Memory Displays how much extended memory is recognized
as present in the system. Current
memory
TABLE 2-2 BIOS Main Menu (Continued)
Menu Option Description Default