NEC 2000 Series User Manual

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3-10 Configuring the System

Main Menu Items

Menu Item

Settings (default is bold)

Multi-Sector Transfers

Disabled, 2, 4, 8, 16 sectors

Determines the number of sectors per block
for multi-sector transfers.

When Type is Auto, value in Multi-Sector
Transfers field is auto-detected and field is
read only.

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.

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