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DMA Mode
Select
Auto
Automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.
SWDMA0
Use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 2.1 MBs.
SWDMA2
Use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.
MWDMA0
Use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.
MWDMA1
Use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 13.3 MBs.
MWDMA2
Use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs.
UDMA0
Use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode
4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2.
UDMA1
Use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs.
UDMA2
Use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 33.3 MBs.
UDMA3
Use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 66.6 MBs.
UDMA4
Use Ultra DMA mode 4. It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs.
UDMA5
Use Ultra DMA mode 5. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs.
UDMA6
Use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs.
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S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives - Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help
predict impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect hard disk drive
support.
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32Bit Data Transfer - Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer.
IDE Detect Timeout (sec): Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system.
PCI/PnP configuration
Plug & Play OS Selecting: Yes allows the OS to configure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for
system boot if your system has an oerating system that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to allow the BIOS to
configure all devices in the system.
PCI Latency Timer: This feature sets the latency timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus.
PCI IDE BusMaster: When Enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.
Onboard NIC Option ROM : Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computing using a
network device. Select PXE to use the PXE Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device.
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