IDE Function Setup
Parameter
OnChip IDE Channel 0
Primary Master PIO
Primary Slave PIO
Primary Master UDMA
Primary Slave UDMA
IDE DMA Transfer
Serial-ATA Controller
IDE Prefetch Mode
Chapter 2
Description
Enables or disables the first IDE channel.
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. Mode 0 to 4 provide progressive increase of
performance.
Enables or disables the primary and master UDMA mode
Enables or disables DMA (Direct Memory Access) transfers for all IDE
drives.
Enables or disables the serial ATA controller.
Enables or disables the IDE controller to prefetch data from the IDE drive.
Option
Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
Auto
Disabled
Auto
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
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