Advanced menu – NEC Versa Series User Manual

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3-8 Using the BIOS Setup Utility

Internal HDD Submenu Items

Menu Item

Settings (default is bold)

LBA Mode Control

Enabled, Disabled

When Enabled is selected, it causes logical
block addressing to be used in place of
cylinders, heads, and sectors.

When Type is set to Auto, the value in the
LBA Mode field is auto-detected and the field
is read only.

32-Bit I/O

Disabled, Enabled

When Enabled, allows 32 bit data transfers.

Transfer Mode

Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3,
Fast PIO4, Fast PIO3/DMA1, Fast
PIO4/DMA2

Selects the method for moving data to and
from the drive.

When Type is set to Auto, the value in the
field is auto-detected and the field is read
only.

Ultra DMA Mode

Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3,
Mode 4

Selects the Ultra DMA Mode for moving data
to and from the drive. Autotype the drive to
select the optimum transfer mode.

When Type is set to Auto, the value in the
field is auto-detected and the field is read
only.

Advanced Menu

Choose the Advanced menu by selecting Advanced in the legend bar on the Main menu
screen. Other Advanced menu options are available by selecting submenus.

Use the arrow keys to select one of the Advanced menu options and press Enter to
select a submenu. Items with grayed-out text are not available. Explanations of each
Advanced menu item are in the following table.

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