Acer Altos G520 series - Manual (Page 91)

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LBA/Large
Mode Selects the hard disk drive translation
method. For drivers with more than 504
MB, the LBA mode is necessary. Disabled
Auto
Block (Multi-
Sector Trans-
fer) Mode Enhances disk performance depending on
the hard disk in use.
If you set this parameter to Auto, BIOS
setup automatically detects if the
installed hard disk drive supports the
Block Mode function. If supported, it
allows data transfer in blocks (multiple
sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle.
If you set this parameter to Disabled, data
transfer from and to the device occurs
one sector at a time.
Disabled
Auto
PIO Mode When set to Auto, BIOS setup
automatically detects if the installed hard
disk supports the function. If supported,
it allows for faster data recovery and
read/write timing that reduces hard disk
activity time. This results in better hard
disk performance. Auto
0
1
2
3
4
DMA Mode Selects DMA (Direct Memory Access)
mode. Options include:
Auto: Auto detected
SWDMAn: SingleWordDMAn
MWDMAn: MultiWordDMAn
UDMAn: UltraDMAn
Auto
SWDMA0-0
SWDMA0-1
SWDMA0-2
MWDMA0-0
MWDMA0-1
MWDMA0-2
UWDMA0-0
UWDMA0-1
UWDMA0-2
UWDMA0-3
UWDMA0-4
UWDMA0-5
Parameter Description Option
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